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Bone Scans Overused for Staging Prostate Cancer, Study Finds - Renal and Urology News

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Researchers who studied a group of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa) reported finding extensive overuse of bone scans for PCa staging, creating unnecessary patient anxiety and economic waste for the VA system.

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Tags: Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Bone, Kidney Health, Urinary System, Prostate, Men's Health, Urology

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