New guideline urges routine prostate cancer screening for middle-aged men

The American Cancer Society has updated its prostate cancer screening guidance, recommending that men at average risk have a PSA blood test every two years from ages 50 to 69. Men at higher risk, including Black men and those with a strong family history, are advised to begin annual testing at 45. The society says advances can help reduce harms from false alarms and unnecessary follow-up procedures.