Investigating the racial gap in prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen among younger men from 2012 to 2020.

Zhiyu QianKhalid Al KhatibXi ChenSanvi BelaniMuhieddine LabbanStuart LipsitzAlexander P ColeHari S IyerQuoc Dien Trinh

Published in: JNCI cancer spectrum (2023)

PSA screening among younger men steadily decreased over the past decade since the 2012 United States Preventive Services Task Force guidelines, demonstrating a narrowing racial gap. How such an observed trend translates to long-term clinical outcomes for younger Black men remains to be seen.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
middle aged
radical prostatectomy
healthcare
primary care
african american