Murphy DG, Ahlering T, Catalona WJ, Crowe H, Crowe J, Clarke N, Cooperberg M, Gillatt D, Gleave M, Loeb S, Roobol M, Sartor O, Pickles T, Wooten A, Walsh PC, Costello AJ.
“The Melbourne Consensus Statement on the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer.”
British Journal of Urology International 2012 epub Nov 8. PMID: 24206066
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24206066
In light of numerous conflicting recommendations about prostate cancer screening, in August 2013 a multidisciplinary group convened in Melbourne, Australia to create consensus practice guidelines. Key areas of consensus are that level 1 evidence shows that prostate cancer screening saves lives among men ages 50-69, but that biopsy decisions should be made using PSA as part of a multivariable approach and that diagnosis must be uncoupled from treatment.