<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More men will be tested for </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/health" rel="" target="_blank" title="prostate cancer"><span>prostate cancer</span></a><span> as part of world-first reforms to boost early detection.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are 26,000 new cases each year in Australia and about a third are diagnosed late.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A steering committee was formed to revamp 2016 testing guidelines, which were deemed too confusing, out of date and inadequate.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/israel-iran-strikes-live-updates-fears-of-retaliatory-strikes-in-middle-east-conflict/0e4f35e3-4af3-4876-a2b9-e8927b505709"><strong><span>Iran 'launches more than 100 drones toward Israeli territory'</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Following consultation with leading experts and the public, the changes will be put to the National Health and Medical Health Research Council for approval.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The new guidelines include offering a baseline PSA blood test to men aged 40 and a stronger push for GPs to offer twice-yearly testing to all men aged 50 to 69.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There is also a recommendation to scrap a 2016 stance to avoid testing men over 70.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/prostate-cancer-testing-expanded-in-world-first/fb898481-0d3d-4774-a21c-665e32dc9f32" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Importantly, it recommends earlier and more frequent testing for men at higher risk.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We have stronger recommendations about men with family histories of prostate cancer because if you have a father, brother, an uncle with prostate cancer, your risk is higher," said Professor Jeff Dunn, Steering Committee Chair and PCFA Chief of Mission.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dunn said significant advances in technology such as multiparametric MRI has helped drive the push for better early detection.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The use of MRI has become standard practice to investigate elevated PSA levels, reducing the number of invasive procedures performed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It was important that we update these guidelines to factor in the latest evidence, the latest clinical practice," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We will detect prostate cancer earlier and we will save lives."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></a><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div>