New prostate cancer screening advice could affect men aged 50 to 69, other demographics

New prostate cancer screening advice could affect men aged 50 to 69, other demographics Hunter Wright News10NBC 49 minutes ago MGN. Credit: Carissa Rogers / CC BY 2.0 ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The American Cancer Society has released new prostate cancer screening guidelines as advanced cases continue to rise. The group now recommends that most men ages 50 to 69 should be screened every other year. The update also says Black men and men with a strong family history should get yearly screening starting at age 45. Men older than 70 should also consider screening, which reverses earlier guidance that said to stop at that age. Concerns about over-diagnoses have eased as doctors improved how they decide who needs treatment, the cancer society said. For more information on the new guidelines, click here.