New guidance for prostate cancer screens announced
The American Cancer Society is overhauling its recommendations for prostate-cancer screening among middle-aged men.
The new guidelines say that most men between the ages of 50 and 69 should be undergo a blood test every two years.
And for Black men or those with a family history of prostate cancer, testing should start at age 45 and take place annually.
Prior to the new guidelines, doctors and patients largely decided together whether screening was needed.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancers in men; more than 333,000 men are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. this year.
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