REF: 2019-476
Subject: Prostate cancer guidelines
Request:
Does the NHS Trust have prostate cancer referral guidelines? If yes, please provide a copy.
According to the NHS Trust guidelines, at what PSA level should GPs refer patients for suspected prostate cancer?
- Does this differ depending on any factor, such as age?
- Are repeated PSA tests required before a referral?
When were the NHS Trust prostate cancer referral guidelines last updated?
Response:
| Does the NHS Trust have prostate cancer referral guidelines? If yes, please provide a copy. – | Our GPs are encouraged to use the GM 2 WW referral forms for suspected urological cancers which I have attached. |
| According to the NHS Trust guidelines, at what PSA level should GPs refer patients for suspected prostate cancer? | See age-specific ranges in file attached
2WW Urology – v01-06-2016 (2) [341 kb] PDF |
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Does this differ depending on any factor, such as age? |
Yes and the presence of a urine infection |
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Are repeated PSA tests required before a referral? |
Ideally yes, if a PSA is raised in the presence of a urine infection. The infection should be treated and PSA repeated 6 weeks later. |
| When were the NHS Trust prostate cancer referral guidelines last updated? | April 2016 |