Recommendations Changing Slightly For Prostate Cancer Screening

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There are new recommendations regarding screening for prostate cancer.
A few years ago, experts said the test was doing men more harm than good and advised doctors to not do it.
Now, that is changing ever so slightly.
Men ages 55 to 69 could have PSA testing. This is an updated recommendation from the United States Preventative Services Task Force – an independent panel of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine.
Five years ago, the panel’