title: Screening for prostate cancer.
abstract: This review comprises a general overview of the impact and risk factors for prostate cancer. Evidenced-based professional society prostate cancer screening guideline recommendations are reviewed, and our approach to a case is presented.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: rstewart@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Rosalyn W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: Saint Agnes Healthcare, Baltomore, MD.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lizama
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peairs
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Heather F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Sateia
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Youngjee
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D051517:Digital Rectal Examination; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen
keywords: Cancer screening; Prevention; Primary care; Prostate cancer; Screening guidelines