ASCO GU 2008 - Prostate Specific Antigen Screening Among Elderly Men With Limited Life Expectancies
UroToday.com - The US population is living longer, and by 2025 there will be more than one million Americans older than age 100. In screening the elderly man, we know that the incidence of high risk CaP increases with age. Dr. Konety cited the CaPSURE database, where the incidence of high risk CaP increases from 22% to 43% in men under and over age 75 years, respectively. 36% of men over age 85 continue to get PSA screening. Dr.
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Filed under: Prostate on February 26th, 2008