Florencia McAllister, associate professor of clinical cancer prevention, gastrointestinal medical oncology, and immunology at MD Anderson Cancer Center will receive the 2023 Mary Beth Maddox Award and Lectureship in cancer research from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science, and Technology.
For nearly 30 years, the American Cancer Society’s prostate cancer screening guidelines have advised men to discuss prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, testing with a clinician and weigh potential benefits and harms, rather than treat screening as an unquestioned routine. This “informed decision-making” recommendation was consistent with guidelines from all major professional organizations in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
