Prostate cancer screenings at VA hospitals don't follow guidelines for elderly, study says
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 09:31
in Health & Medicine
(Medical Xpress) -- Veterans Affairs hospitals screen elderly men with limited life expectancies for prostate cancer at surprisingly high rates, even though guidelines recommend against such screening, according to a study led by a physician at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).