[Current status of prostatic cancer screening]

Concern for prostate carcinoma screening is increased by the introduction of transrectal ultrasound and PSA which make possible the diagnosis of tumours undetected with digital rectal examination. Within the context of the currently established controversy with prostate carcinoma screening, the author presents a few considerations with regard to the impact of this disease in our environment. Finally, screening of prostate cancer is established as imperative versus the symptomatic patient who represented the target group where introduction of early diagnosis techniques and algorithms in this disease has an ultimate objective to decrease the incidence and simplify the detection of carcinoma during the early stages of the disease.