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. 2024 Jun 10;18(10):E301–E307. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.8710

Table 4.

PSA screening recommendations from major North American guiding bodies

Canadian Preventive Task Force (2014)2 CUA (2017)44 USPSTF (2018)45 AUA (2023)46 NCCN (2024)28
Screening for general population Against PSA screening for all ages Through shared decision-making with a healthcare provider:
Undergo PSA screening ≥50 years
Through shared decision-making with a healthcare provider:
Undergo PSA screening between 55–69 years
Against PSA screening >70 years
Through shared decision-making with a healthcare provider:
Undergo PSA screening beginning at age 45–50 years
Through shared decision-making with a healthcare provider:
Undergo PSA screening between age 45–75 years
Screening for increased risk population N/A Undergo PSA screening ≥45 years N/A Undergo PSA screening beginning at age 40–45 years Undergo PSA screening between age 40–75 years

AUA: American Urological Association; CUA: Canadian Urological Association; NCCN: National Comprehensive Cancer Network; PSA: prostate-specific antigen; USPSTF: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.