Screening: Actual trends on PSA marker. When, who, how?

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common non-skin malignancy among men world-wide. PCa incidence is higher among African American (AA) menin comparison to the white population. Men with a previous history of PCa in first-line relatives carry also an increased risk for this disease. The incidence of PCa diminished in United States (US) since the publication in 2012 of US Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF), in which PCa screening was bestowed with a grade D of recommendation. Nonetheless, locally advanced andmetastatic disease rates increased notably. In 2018, the USPSTF drop back in their statement against PCa screening and recommended this to be a shared-decision between men 55-69 years old and their physicians.A side-by-side evaluation methodology of the three trials included in USPSTF review was performed. The high intensity screening modality and the lower contamination rate in the control arm found in the ERSPC trial justify theearlier splitting in the cumulative mortality curves between the screening and control arm when contrasted with the CAP and PCLO trials presented. We aim to perform an objective and critical review of the current practice on prostate cancer screening, regarding its limitations and when the physician should offer a shared-decision process screening based on PSA.The controversy over PSA screening has not ended despite unequivocal evidence that it saves lives. Although the USPSTF's 2017 new draft is a step in the right direction, there is more progress to be made concerning the identification of patients harboring high-risk tumors and, consequently, die of PCa. PSA baseline may lead us to differentiate properly patients at high-risk from those under risk of overdiagnosis and overtreatment. It is well established that mpMRI has come to help us in the diagnosis of PCa and in the identification of clinically significanttumors. Finally, studies ongoing on biomarkers may assist us to improve our understanding about this frequent malignancy.