For ALL Males 50 years and older
Assessment is with a Medical Doctor
Accepting Referrals from Physicians & Nurse Practitioners
Our Vision is simple. To End Prostate Cancer.
We help Men aged 50 and over to know and understand their unique risk for Prostate Cancer and what options are available for Prostate Cancer Screening.
During Medical Residency training, I attended a talk given by a Urologist who strongly recommended periodically screening nearly all Men 50-69 years of age for Prostate Cancer. In doing so, he referenced a Urology Guideline that supported his recommendation.
I remember feeling confused because I had recently read a Guideline by another group that disagreed with his recommendation. I was curious to understand why this discrepancy existed so decided to explore it.
Here are a few things I learned during this process:
1) There exist multiple Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines. Each making different recommendations. Often contradicting each other.
2) There are Men with special circumstances who should consider beginning screening earlier than age 50.
3) Every man 55 years and older has a reliably predictable, unique risk of Prostate Cancer.
4) Every man 55 years and older has values, beliefs, and attitudes towards Risk tolerance. Each may make different choices when faced with the same actual risk.
5) Prostate Cancer Screening is a controversial topic of unresolved debate in medical circles. This is an area of ongoing research and exploration, so the conflicting advice is likely to continue for now.
6) An area of agreement is that Physicians should engage in thoughtful, evidence based, conversations with patients regarding Prostate Cancer Screening options.
I decided to open a clinic dedicated to helping men truly understand their own risk of Prostate Cancer and also their own personal tolerance for that risk. I believe this is needed if we are to have those thoughtful evidence based conversations that help Men decide if Prostate cancer screening is right for them.
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