Prostate Cancer Screenings Not Needed For Men Over 75

New York (dbTechno) - According to an American advisory panel known as the Preventive Services Task Force, men who are 75-years old and up do not need to go through routine prostate cancer screenings.

The report was released by the Preventive Services Task Force, which stated that men who are 75-years old and up face just as many side effects as they do benefits from receiving the screenings.

The task force reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine, stating that the majority of prostate cancer cases progress very slowly.

They state that early detection, or prostate cancer screenings, put men at “risk for unnecessary worry and side effects of treatments.”

These side effects include bowel problems, incontinence, and others.

Advocates for the prostate cancer screening have argued that it does save lives.

Those against it though state that prostate cancer grows so slow, that in most cases it does not require treatment.

Men who are younger than 75, according to the Preventive Services task Force, should talk to their doctors to discuss their risks, to see if there is a benefit from the screenings.