False-positive PSA associated with increased worry and fears

False-positive results of screening tests are not benign; they have a psychological cost. Men who received false-positive PSA test results reported having thought and worried more about prostate cancer despite receiving a negative follow-up (prostate biopsy) result. They also think that the false-positive result makes them more likely to develop prostate cancer. Screening can be bad for our patients’ mental health. (Level of evidence [LOE]=1b)

False-positive results of screening tests are not benign; they have a psychological cost. Men who received false-positive PSA test results reported having thought and worried more about prostate cancer despite receiving a negative follow-up (prostate biopsy) result. They also think that the false-positive result makes them more likely to develop prostate cancer. Screening can be bad for our patients’ mental health. (Level of evidence [LOE]=1b)

False-positive results of screening tests are not benign; they have a psychological cost. Men who received false-positive PSA test results reported having thought and worried more about prostate cancer despite receiving a negative follow-up (prostate biopsy) result. They also think that the false-positive result makes them more likely to develop prostate cancer. Screening can be bad for our patients’ mental health. (Level of evidence [LOE]=1b)