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"Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK, affecting 55,300 men a year, but prostate-specific antigen testing (PSA) is only routinely recommended for men with certain symptoms. This type of testing remains controversial because it has led to an increased number of healthy men being diagnosed and treated unnecessarily for harmless tumours, which can lead to erectile dysfunction or incontinence, according to Prostate Cancer UK."
Doctors are overtesting men for prostate cancer and are not focusing testing on those most likely to benefit. Prostate cancer affects about 55,300 men annually in the UK. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is routinely recommended only for men with certain symptoms, but testing remains controversial because it increases detection of harmless tumours that can lead to unnecessary treatment and side effects such as erectile dysfunction and incontinence. Researchers at the University of Oxford analysed records for more than 10 million men in England and found inconsistent guidance and frequent testing beyond recommendations, including among asymptomatic patients. Unregulated PSA testing risks large costs and avoidable harms.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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