Joann Lindenmayer, DVM, MPH is Chronic Disease Epidemiologist, Rhode Island Department of Health, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Community Health, Brown University School of Medicine. Objective The Rhode Island Department of Health assembled an Expert Panel on Cancer Screening to advise the Department on revising the State's current cancer control plan, published in 1989. After reviewing the current screening recommendations of national organizations and the most recent pertinent literature, the Panel proposed a recommendation for prostate cancer screening.
Methods Review current prostate cancer screening recommendations of national organizations.
Review the most recent literature pertinent to prostate cancer screening. Propose prostate cancer screening recommendations for the State's cancer control plan. Write a simple rationale for the proposed prostate cancer screening recommendations. Invite comments on the proposed recommendations and rationale. Information should be a provided about potential risks and benefits.