Benefits and harms of prostate-specific cancer screening: an evidence update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Lin K, Lipsitz R, Miller T, Janakiraman S
Record Status
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.
Citation
Lin K, Lipsitz R, Miller T, Janakiraman S. Benefits and harms of prostate-specific cancer screening: an evidence update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Rockville: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). Evidence Synthesis No 63. 2008
Authors' objectives
To examine new evidence of benefits and harms of screening asymptomatic men for prostate cancer with PSA testing.
Authors' conclusions
Prostate-specific antigen screening is associated with psychological harms, and its potential benefits remain uncertain.