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Posted on Aug 12, 2008, 8 p.m.
By Jeanelle Topping
Anti-aging physicians have been advised to discontinue screening men over the age of 75 for prostate cancer, it has been stated.
Anti-aging physicians have been advised to discontinue screening men over the age of 75 for prostate cancer, it has been stated.
The US Preventive Services Task Force made the recommendations in the Annals of Internal Medicine last week, Medical News Today notes.
In addition, it was suggested that doctors should discuss the potential risks and benefits of receiving prostate-specific antigen treatment with their younger patients before the test is conducted.
According to the resource, one in six men will be diagnosed with the disease during their lifetime and in 2007 approximately 218,890 males in the US were found to have it.
Chair of the task force Ned Calonge said: "Because many prostate cancers grow slowly, early detection may not benefit a patient's health and in some cases may even cause harm."
In related news, a study by the Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group has revealed that male prostate cancer patients who receive radical prostatectomy demonstrate a lower death rate, Eurekalert reports.
