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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all:</span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Interesting article below wrt PSA testing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>A good counter argument to all the recent discussions against PSA testing, particularly from the US.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So, encourage the “men in your life” to have a PSA test.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Take care,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>November 21, 2011 2:00 PM <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>- General<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>- Health & Wellness<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1><span class=simulatedinfont>PSA testing still essential - CUA position contrasts the US position</span><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span class=xn-location>MONTREAL</span>, <span class=xn-chron>Nov. 21, 2011</span> /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Urological Association (CUA) position on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) as a screening test for prostate cancer differs from the recent position<sup>1 </sup>of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The USPSTF concluded that PSA-based screening minimally reduces prostate cancer-specific deaths and is associated with harms related to evaluation and treatments, some of which may be unnecessary. This position differs from the CUA position published in <span class=xn-chron>June 2011</span>.<sup>2 </sup>The CUA stands by its guideline on PSA screening for prostate cancer: <b>PSA testing should be offered to all men 50 years of age or older with a life expectancy of at least 10 years. </b>Men at increased risk of prostate cancer (those of African descent or having a close relative with prostate cancer) should consider beginning testing for prostate cancer at age 40. <o:p></o:p></p><p>Prostate cancer remains the most common cancer in <span class=xn-location>Canada</span> (excluding skin cancer) with 25,500 new cases and 4100 deaths projected in 2011.<sup>3 </sup>The principle of screening for a disease implies early detection of a condition that is common, amenable to cure and for which available treatments have "acceptable" side effects. PSA measurement by a simple blood test has been shown to help find prostate cancer when it may be undetectable by other means and before any symptoms develop. In addition to helping detect prostate cancer, the PSA test is very useful in monitoring response to treatment and disease progression. <o:p></o:p></p><p>While low-risk prostate cancer may never lead to illness or death, particularly in older men suffering from other illnesses, many others will suffer the consequences of progressive disease, including problems with urination, pain from cancer spread and premature death. When detected early, prostate cancer can be cured or controlled with appropriate treatment, although this treatment may result in bothersome side effects, including urinary symptoms and leakage, sexual dysfunction and altered bowel movements. Some men with low-risk prostate cancer can be managed without treatment, avoiding side effects unless and until disease progression suggests that treatment is necessary. This strategy of active surveillance for low- risk prostate cancer, now widely practiced in <span class=xn-location>Canada</span>, reduces the problem of over-treatment - the main concern expressed by the USPSTF. <o:p></o:p></p><p>We encourage Canadian men to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of PSA testing for the early detection of prostate cancer with a qualified medical practitioner. PSA testing should remain an essential part of the investigation of suspected prostate cancer and the monitoring of men with treated or untreated prostate cancer. <o:p></o:p></p><p>The CUA exists to promote the highest standard of urologic care for Canadians and to advance the art and science of urology. <o:p></o:p></p><p>1. <a href="http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf12/prostate/prostateart.htm" target="_blank">www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf12/prostate/prostateart.htm</a><br><i>2. </i><a href="http://www.cua.org/guidelines_e.asp" target="_blank"><i>www.cua.org/guidelines_e.asp</i></a><br><i>3. Canadian Cancer Society statistics 2011 (</i><a href="http://www.cancer.ca/Canada-wide/About%20cancer/Cancer%20statistics/PowerPoint%20slides.aspx?sc_lang=en" target="_blank">http://www.cancer.ca/Canad</a><a href="http://www.cancer.ca/Canada-wide/About%20cancer/Cancer%20statistics/PowerPoint%20slides.aspx?sc_lang=en" target="_blank">a-wide/About%20cancer/Cancer%20statistics/PowerPoint%20slides.aspx?sc_lang=en</a>) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For further information: <b>CUA contact: Dr. Tony Finelli, CUA Guidelines Committee Chair</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6656 (20111124) __________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>http://www.eset.com<o:p></o:p></p></div> <BR><BR>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6656 (20111124) __________<BR><BR>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security.<BR><BR><A HREF="http://www.eset.com">http://www.eset.com</A><BR> </body></html>