Prostate cancer test may lead to overdiagnosis in black men, study suggests
by Rod Minchin
Mar 01, 2024
2 minutes
A widely used test for prostate cancer may leave black men at increased risk of overdiagnosis, a study has suggested.
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is routinely used as the first step in the UK to investigate men with urinary symptoms such as blood in urine or urinating very frequently.
aged over 50 years without symptoms are also able to request the blood test
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