Clinical Practice

Intensive care medicine

Public health

Prostate cancer

Guideline

Medical physics

Computer science

Schema (genetic algorithms)

Prostate cancer screening

Prostate-specific antigen

Primary care

Family medicine

Internal medicine

Gynecology

Medicine

Cancer

Machine learning

Pathology

Medical Clinics of North America

This article gives an overview of the current state of the evidence for prostate cancer early detection with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and summarizes current recommendations from guideline groups. The article reviews the global public health burden and risk factors for prostate cancer with clinical implications as screening tools. Screening studies, novel biomarkers, and MRI are discussed. The article outlines 7 key practice points for primary care physicians and provides a simple schema for facilitating shared decision-making conversations.

Screening for Prostate Cancer