USA-Early Detection of PC (AUA)

Whether you agree with the recent AUA guidelines or not there is quite a lot of information on this page that might be of interest(click on link at BOP for better view):


On May 3, 2013, the American Urological Association (AUA) released a new Clinical Guideline on the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer. The new guideline, which addresses screening in asymptomatic men of average risk of prostate cancer, updates the Association's Best Practice Statement on Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), originally released in 2009. The following tools are available to help the health care community and the public better understand and implement the guideline:

•Frequently Asked Questions about the 2013 AUA Guideline on Early Detection of Prostate Cancer [pdf]

•"Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You?" Wall Chart [pdf] (Larger display version can be ordered in quantities of up to 50 per month from the Product Store.)

•"Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You?" Brochure [pdf] (Order up to 50 per month from the Product Store.)

•"What Men Should Know about Prostate Screening" Fact Sheet [pdf]

•"Is PSA Screening Right for Me?" Decision Tool/Checklist [pdf]

•"To Test or Not to Test for Prostate Cancer: A Shared Decision" Patient Fact Booklet [pdf] The following videos are also available

•Video: Is Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You? Dr. H. Ballentine Carter talks to patients about prostate cancer screening.

•AUA2013 Plenary Session Webcast [summary presentation]

•AUA2013 Panel Discussion Webcast (includes Panel Chair Dr. H. Ballentine Carter, Practice Guidelines Committee Chair Dr. J. Stuart Wolf, Jr. and Health Policy Chair Dr. David F. Penson)

•AUA TV Guideline Segment with Panel Chair H. Ballentine Carter

http://www.auanet.org/advnews/psa-testing-toolkit.cfm