Recent Patterns of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing for Prostate Cancer Screening in the United States

Stacey A Fedewa; Elizabeth M Ward; Otis Brawley; Ahmedin Jemal

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0340

Recent Patterns of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing for Prostate Cancer Screening in the United States

JAMA Intern Med. 2017 Jul 1;177(7):1040-1042. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0340.

Authors

Stacey A Fedewa¹, Elizabeth M Ward¹, Otis Brawley², Ahmedin Jemal¹

Affiliations

¹ Surveillance and Health Services Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia.
² Office of the Chief Medical Officer, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia.

Abstract

This study of National Health Interview Survey data evaluates recent patterns of prostate-specific antigen testing for prostate cancer screening in the United States

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Early Detection of Cancer / methods*
Health Surveys
Humans
Life Expectancy
Male
Middle Aged
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data
Preventive Health Services / methods
Prostate-Specific Antigen / analysis*
Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Prostatic Neoplasms / epidemiology
United States / epidemiology

Substances

Prostate-Specific Antigen