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RESULTS OF SCREENING 1,000 MEN WITH THE PSA TEST* WHAT ARE MY RISKS IF I DON’T GET SCREENED?
* AGE 55–69 YEARS, SCREENED OVER A • Reduced risk of dying from prostate cancer – 1 out of
13-YEAR PERIOD, AND WITH A PSA SCREENING every 1000 men will escape death because he under-
THRESHOLD OF 3.0 NG/ML went PSA screening.
INFO@CANADIANTASKFORCE.CA | WWW.CANADIANTASKFORCE.CA Statistics for benefits and harms were calculated from the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC). COPYRIGHT © (2014) UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY