Do you come across patients with prostate cancer? What are the recent recommendations regarding clinical practice for this cancer? This article provides a short synopsis of the recent clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of Prostate Cancer. Prostate cancer, also known as the cancer of the prostate , is a common finding in men >50 years of age. The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) has recently published a set of recommendations regarding the clinical practice for prostate cancer.
These recommendations are an update to the previous guidelines for the same that were published in 2012 by EMSO. The recommendations suggested have been summarised as follows: 1. Screening and early detection: The testing of prostate cancer should not be done in men over 70 years of age. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) screening reduces prostate cancer…
