Why is prostate cancer screening sometimes considered controversial?
Unfortunately, it can be assumed that many patients are over-therapied by prostate cancer screening, i.e. some of the cancers discovered would never have caused complaints during the patient’s lifetime. Therefore, it is recommended that the patient be informed about the possibility of early detection, but that he or she be made aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the preventive examinations. Men who wish to have a screening after the clarification can be offered the determination of the PSA level.
In addition, a digital-rectal examination should be performed as standard. In addition, prostate cancer is relatively often not detected immediately despite preventive medical checkups and requires further examinations in order to determine the disease beyond doubt. Nevertheless, preventive medical checkups are important and always advisable in cases of doubt. This topic might also be of interest to you: Treatment of prostate cancer
