Benefits of PSA testing may outweigh harms, study suggests
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Benefits of PSA testing may outweigh harms, study suggests

Rotterdam : Netherlands | Aug 16, 2012 at 8:59 AM PDT
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Reuters The possible benefits and harms of prostate cancer screening have been hotly debated in recent years, but for the first time a new study tries to put a number on the balance of pluses and minuses for the average man. Using data from past cancer studies and a mathematical model, researchers from... FULL ARTICLE AT Fox News
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The most commonly used prostate cancer screening procedure, PSA, is at the center of a growing debate
The most commonly used prostate cancer screening procedure, PSA, is at the center of a growing debate
 
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  • Top stories in health and medicine, August 16, 2012

    Kevin M.D. Medical Blog
    Quality-of-life benefits from prostate cancer screening fell short of estimates among men who participated in a large European study of PSA-based prostate cancer screening...Healthy aging and cognitive health in particular may run in families and may...
  • PSA test -- yes or no? More fodder for that roiling debate

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    Should men get routine PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer ?...Preventive Services Task Force -- recommended against the screens for men of any age...It tries to figure out whether the test serves men by incorporating how they would feel about...

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