Benefits of Prostate Cancer Screening

Prostate cancer screening may have some benefits for men who had undergone screening.

The infographic below explains some of the benefits of screening.


benefits of prostate cancer screening
 

References:

  1. Thompson IM, Pauler DK, Goodman PJ, et al. Prevalence of prostate cancer among men with a prostate-specific antigen level < or =4.0 ng per milliliter [published correction appears in N Engl J Med. 2004 Sep 30;351(14):1470]. N Engl J Med. 2004;350(22):2239-2246. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa031918
  2. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force., & United States. (2018). U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF): Screening for Prostate Cancer. Rockville, MD: U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Accessed 10 Nov 2021.