Prostate Cancer Training (PCaT): 3. Discussing with patients
Learning Objective: At the end of this module, you will learn how to assess the risk of prostate cancer in different patients and discuss screening for prostate cancer with patients using the shared decision making approach.
Prostate Cancer Training (PCaT): 3. Discussing with patients
Here is a summary of what you have learned in Module 3:
Always assess the patient's risk of having prostate cancer before making a screening recommendation
Shared decision making is the recommended approach when advising patients who request for prostate cancer screening.
If a patient has lower urinary tract symptoms, or symptoms suggestive of advanced disease presentation (e.g. bone pain), order a PSA test as part of a diagnostic work up.
