For the PSA video:· https://youtu.be/64vGSs6WLws For the NICE management of male LUTS video:· https://youtu.be/fgQcv01YJg0 My name is Fernando Florido, and I am a General Practitioner in the United Kingdom. In this episode, I review the latest guidance on PSA testing as outlined in the PSA Consensus 2024, available through Prostate Cancer UK and also featured in the British Journal of General Practice. I will also discuss recommendations from Public Health England, along with key aspects of the NICE guidelines on prostate cancer (NG12 and NG131) and the Pan London urology cancer referral pathways. You can find links to all of these resources below.Please note that the content on this channel reflects my professional interpretation/summary of the guidance and that I am in no way affiliated with, employed by or funded/sponsored by any of the institutions.I am not giving medical advice; this video is intended for health care professionals; it is only my summary and my interpretation of the information consulted. You must always use your clinical judgement. There is a podcast version of this and other videos that you can access here: Primary Care guidelines podcast: · Redcircle: https://redcircle.com/shows/primary-care-guidelines· Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BmqS0Ol16oQ7Kr1WYzupK· Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/primary-care-guidelines/id1608821148 There is a YouTube version of this and other videos that you can access here: · The Practical GP YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@practicalgp?si=ecJGF5QCuMLQ6hrk The resources consulted can be found here:Guidance updated on PSA testing for prostate cancer by Public Health England can be found here:· https://phescreening.blog.gov.uk/2020/01/20/psa-testing-guidance/The PSA Consensus 2024 for health professionals available in Prostate Cancer UK can be found here:· https://prostatecanceruk.org/for-health-professionals/guidelines/psa-consensus-2024The article published in the British Journal of General Practice: “Optimising the use of the prostate- specific antigen blood test in asymptomatic men for early prostate cancer detection in primary care: report from a UK clinical consensus” can be found here:· https://bjgp.org/content/74/745/e534The leaflet on PSA testing and prostate cancer advice for men without symptoms of prostate disease aged 50 and over can be found here:· https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64c3c279331a650014934e2c/PCRMP_patient_info_sheet_update_March_2022_v2.pdfThe NICE guideline on prostate cancer: diagnosis and management [NG131] can be found here:· https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng131The NICE guideline on Suspected cancer: recognition and referral [NG12] can be found here:· https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng12/chapter/Recommendations-organised-by-site-of-cancer#urological-cancersThe Pan-London suspected cancer referral forms can be found here:· https://www.transformationpartners.nhs.uk/programmes/cancer/early-diagnosis/two-week-wait-referral-repository/suspected-cancer-referrals/The information leaflet recommended by Public Health England for well men aged 50 and over containing a summary of the potential benefits and risks of PSA can be found here: · https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prostate-specific-antigen-testing-description-in-briefThe NICE management of male LUTS video:· https://youtu.be/fgQcv01YJg0 Intro / outro music: Track: Halfway Through — Broke In Summer [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/aBGk6aJM3IU Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/halfway-through TranscriptIf you're listening to this podcast on YouTube, for a better experience, switch to the video version. The link is in the top right corner of the video and in the episode description.Hello and welcome, I’m Fernando, a GP in the UK. Today, we’ll look at the latest guidance on PSA testing, as outlined in the PSA Consensus 2024, available through Prostate Cancer UK and also featured in the British Journal of General Practice. We’ll also cover recommendations from Public Health England, some aspects of the NICE guidelines on prostate cancer (NG12 and NG131), and the Pan London urology cancer referral pathways, focusing on what is relevant in Primary Care only. You can find links to all of these in the episode description.If you’d like a refresher on the NICE guidance for managing male LUTS, please refer to the corresponding episode on this channel. The link is also in the episode description.Right, let’s jump into it.Although the PSA Consensus 2024 focuses on PSA testing in asymptomatic men, we’ll also cover testing in symptomatic patients.So let’s start with patients with symptoms.While many people with prostate cancer are asymptomatic, we ...
