But UC David professor Michael Wilkes investigated and learned that the seminar was primarily a sales pitch about the prostatespecificantigen(PSA) test, and that its main message was that men should get tested regularly beginning at age 40.
In May 2012, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended against routine PSA screening (Prostate-Specific Antigentest to screen Prostate cancer) before being diagnosed as it did not benefit patients.