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Early Detection Process

Prostate screening is the first crucial step to finding cancer in its early, often silent, stages when it can be most effectively managed. Click on the diagram below for tools and resources to promote "world-class" prostate cancer detection and diagnosis.

Process Tools

• Screening guidelines (50KB-PDF)
  These guidelines are a summary of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) prostate screening guidelines applicable in a primary care setting and the American Urological Association (AUA) table for age and race adjusting (step 1 in the chart above).
  
  
• Referral discussion guide (~50KB-PDF)
  This document is a one page guide for primary care physicians to share with patients upon the communication of abnormal screening results (steps 2-4 in the chart above).
  
  
• Newly Diagnosed Patient Tools
  Understanding diagnosis helps patients make informed decisions and better prepare for management and recovery. It is important to understand diagnosis and be aware decision making resources before treatment (step 5 in the chart above).
  
  

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