Sydney eScholarship Collection: 2013-12-12T11:57:50Z Let
sleeping dogs lie? What men should know before getting tested
for prostate cancer Title: Let sleeping dogs lie? What men
should know before getting tested for prostate cancer Authors:
Chapman, Simon; Barratt, Alexandra; Stockler, Martin Abstract:
Few issues have been as divisive as prostate cancer screening.
While some prominent Australian urologists are very active in
talking up the importance of prostate cancer screening, few
Australians would be aware that no government anywhere in the
world has a formal policy supporting prostate cancer screening.
Nor would they be aware that aside from some professional
urological societies, no reputable cancer control or expert
prevention agency anywhere in the world currently recommends
screening for the disease. Despite this international expert
consensus, de facto screening of populations is well under way,
being driven by well-meaning advice about the importance of men
becoming more informed about their health