Experts call for prostate cancer screening for men with BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations

Prostate cancer guidelines should be updated so that all men aged 40 and over with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations are offered regular PSA testing, according to scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London. Their call follows new results from the international IMPACT study, which found that PSA screening detects more aggressive prostate cancers in men carrying BRCA1…