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Weigh The Pros And Cons Of Prostate Cancer Screening Before Getting It DoneDigital Rectal Examination Digital rectal examination requires that an examiner inserts his finger (lubricated and gloved) into the person's rectum to determine whether there is any reason to suspect signs of prostate cancer. On the other hand, prostate-specific antigen or PSA blood tests the concentration of prostate molecules in the blood and will reveal presence of prostate cancer. One thing however needs to be mentioned and that is that prostate cancer screening is not free from controversies and especially when used for elderly males where the benefit is less than clear. There have been trials conducted to establish whether timely detection through use of PSA is beneficial or not and it seems that only four percent of patients have benefited and mortality rates have declined in the US in the past ten years or so. Whether or not you should go in for prostate cancer screening depends to a large extent on a number of factors and your doctor is surely going to be the best person to advice you in this regard because there are no cut and dried answers available. In fact, prostate cancer screening is not beneficial for every male; especially not for those males whose life expectancy is short because of suffering from serious diseases There are numerous instances of males having prostate cancer and not even being aware of their condition and who still are able to live a healthy life. Nevertheless, the density of prostate cancer cases among men is about seventeen percent or one in every six males though only a third of these males will die as a result of prostate cancer. It is however wise to weigh the various pros and cons of prostate cancer screening before making a call; especially, as you won't find any clear cut answers as to who should undergo prostate cancer screening and who should not. It is advisable, if you have passed your fiftieth birthday, to have a prostate test done to establish the presence or otherwise of prostate cancer. If, however, you have passed your seventy-fifth birthday, then getting a prostate cancer screening done would be meaningless. In other cases, the prostate cancer screening may be able to help doctors determine if as well as when prostate cancer developed and the factors that play a role in such determination are your age, race or ethnicity as well as family history and even your diet. |
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