{"id":340226,"date":"2025-12-12T10:37:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/340226\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T10:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:37:20","slug":"rise-in-late-stage-prostate-cancer-raises-concerns-over-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/340226\/","title":{"rendered":"Rise in late-stage prostate cancer raises concerns over testing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jeff McIntosh\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

Listen to this episode by clicking above or subscribe to The Decibel<\/a> on your favourite podcast app or platform: Apple Podcasts<\/a>, Spotify<\/a>, Amazon Music<\/a>, iHeartRadio<\/a>, Pocket Casts<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Late-stage prostate cancer diagnoses are on the rise in Canada<\/a>. According to a recent study, between 2010 and 2021, rates of prostate cancer discovered at Stage 4 increased by about 50 per cent in men aged 50 to 74. In men over the age of 75, rates were up over 65 per cent. <\/p>\n

There is a simple blood test that can screen for early signs of prostate cancer, called a prostate specific antigen, or PSA test; however, in 2014, Canada recommended against using the PSA for widespread screening. Today, Globe health reporter Kelly Grant<\/a> explains what this study found and why these guidelines are so highly contested in Canada.<\/p>\n

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