New prostate cancer guidelines recommend more frequent screenings

New prostate cancer guidelines call for more frequent screenings in men. The American Cancer Society announced the updates.Previously, guidelines recommended that patients and doctors decide together what worked best for them. The American Cancer Society put out these new guidelines after some studies were done.New guidelinesThe guidelines recommend all men ages 50 to 69, with an average risk, start a blood test screening every two years. For African American men and others with higher risk, screenings would start at 45 and again every year. African American men have the highest prostate cancer death rate than any other race.FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or AndroidSo why the change? The American Cancer Society said more updated studies show screenings can lower a person’s chance of dying from prostate cancer with early detection. It is currently the No. 2 cause of cancer deaths in men.A radiation oncologist at City of Hope Cancer Center in