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Housecall: PSA Levels, Prostate Cancer

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Each year millions of men get a PSA blood test to screen for prostate cancer. Current guidelines recommend a prostate biopsy if the PSA rises significantly from the year before. But a new study indicates that this practice is flawed and leads to many unnecessary biopsies. Here with the details is Emory Dr. Neil Winawer from Grady Healthcare. , More from myfoxatlanta.com.

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Tags: Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Prostate, Lab Test, Healthcare, Men's Health

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