Wednesday, August 10th 2016

Schaeffer EM, Carter HB, Kettermann A, Loeb S, Ferrucci L, Landis P, Trock BJ, and Metter EJ.

“Prostate Specific Antigen Testing Among the Elderly: When to Stop?” 

Journal of Urology, April 2009; 181: 1606.

Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19246059

 

Men ages 75-80 with PSA levels <3 ng/ml are unlikely to die of or experience aggressive prostate cancer during their remaining life, suggesting that PSA testing might be safely discontinued for these men.

 

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