The recent set of guidelines on screening for prostate cancer adds to the confusion

Members of America’s Prostate Cancer Organizations (APCO) suggest that the recent issuance of yet another set of new guidelines on screening for prostate cancer is only adding to the confusion most men already feel about whether they should or shouldn’t be tested for the most common form of cancer in American men.

APCO, which seek to act in the best interests of men at risk for prostate cancer and those already diagnosed with this disease, consider that it is very time that the various groups work together to issue one, simple guidance document for men and their families and another for the primary care community. Such guidance should represent a consensus position of the U.S. professional societies and other stakeholders on the risks and benefits of screening for prostate cancer, as opposed to the viewpoints of selected groups of specialists.