Prostate-specific antigen screening: An update of physician beliefs and practices

Prev Med. 2017 Oct:103:66-69. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.08.004. Epub 2017 Aug 6.

Abstract

PSA testing for early detection of prostate cancer decreased dramatically following the 2012 PSA screening recommendation against routine screening of asymptomatic men. In an assessment of the screening behaviors of primary care providers, the majority (61%) of family medicine and internal medicine practitioners who responded to a 2016 DocStyles online survey (608 of 1003) recommended prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing based on individual risk or other factors, rather than routinely screening all men for prostate cancer.

Keywords: PSA test; Primary care physicians; Prostate cancer screening; Prostate specific antigen.

MeSH terms

  • Attitude of Health Personnel*
  • Family Practice
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Internal Medicine
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / trends*
  • Middle Aged
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / trends*
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

  • Prostate-Specific Antigen