{"id":69058,"date":"2016-03-29T08:45:27","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T08:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=17faf453a85975349f104c3097b9112b"},"modified":"2016-03-29T08:45:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T08:45:27","slug":"press-release-new-improved-prostate-pack-for-gps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=69058","title":{"rendered":"Press release: New improved prostate pack for GPs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new improved prostate cancer pack<\/a> contains revised information that GPs and other healthcare professionals can use to discuss the prostate specific antigen (PSA<\/abbr>) test for prostate cancer with well men.<\/p>\n

The PSA<\/abbr> test is not accurate enough to serve as the basis of a national screening programme. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC<\/abbr>) will not recommend screening until there is clear evidence that it offers more benefit than harm to the population as a whole.<\/p>\n

However, there are a great number of otherwise well men who are concerned about prostate cancer. <\/p>\n

This updated information will help guide well men and their GPs when deciding whether to have a PSA<\/abbr> test. It does not apply to men at high risk or with symptoms of any age<\/p>\n

Men aged 50 and over can book an appointment with their GP to discuss having the PSA<\/abbr> test. <\/p>\n

The updated and redesigned Prostate Cancer Risk Management Programme (PCRMP<\/abbr>) information will help GPs give clear and balanced guidance to asymptomatic men on the potential benefits and risks of having the test.<\/p>\n

The PSA<\/abbr> test, which can be done at a GP surgery, measures the level of PSA<\/abbr> in the blood and is the most common initial test for men who are worried about prostate cancer.<\/p>\n

As with all tests there are risks. A raised PSA<\/abbr> level can mean a man has prostate cancer, although in some cases it may miss identifying a cancer risk. <\/p>\n

Additionally, it may falsely identify a possible risk of prostate cancer or it may find a slow growing cancer that may never cause symptoms or shorten life. This may mean some men opting to have unnecessary treatments with side effects that can affect daily life.<\/p>\n

The revised PCRMP<\/abbr> materials<\/a> include the latest evidence on which the UK NSC<\/abbr> based its recommendation. This includes:<\/p>\n