Task force softens stance on prostate Ca screening
Calls evidence to promote screening insufficient, but drops 'not recommended' wording
Publish date: January 1, 2003
Mac Overmyer
Mac Overmyer
Philadelphia-The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued a new statement on prostate cancer screening that finds "insufficient scientific evidence to promote routine screening for all men and inconclusive evidence that early detection improves health outcomes."