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Men's Health
Prostate Cancer UK
Have you or any of your loved ones recently had prostate surgery and are experiencing issues? Are you interested in meeting others who, like you, are coping with these issues?
PSA screening in men without any symptoms
The evidence so far...
- Without screening - 68 of 1,000 men aged 45 to 80 will get a prostate cancer diagnosis.
- With screening - 88 of 1,000 men aged 45 to 80 who are screened at least once will get a prostate cancer diagnosis.
After at least 10 years, of the men diagnosed…
- Without screening
- 7 men will die of prostate cancer.
- 61 men will be treated and survive their cancer.
- With screening
- 7 men will die of prostate cancer.
- 61 men will be treated and survive their cancer.
- 20 men will be diagnosed with cancers through screening that would not have caused any harm.
- It is not possible to tell which men these are. They will be offered treatment.
- 0 Lives will be saved due to screening
Due to screening, around 20 men will be diagnosed with cancers that would not have caused any harm and no lives would be saved.
Some of these men may have complications from their treatment such as infections, sexual dysfunction and bladder and bowel control problems.