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PSA screening for prostate cancer is controversial, but will continue. Here's why.

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Prostate cancer screening debate continues

news-medical.net — “Routine tests that help detect prostate cancer actually do reduce the risk of death from the disease, researchers said. Screening is done with a simple blood test that measures levels of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Prostate cancer screening debate continues

news-medical.net — “Routine tests that help detect prostate cancer actually do reduce the risk of death from the disease, researchers said. Screening is done with a simple blood test that measures levels of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA.View full resource at news-medical.net

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PSA Testing Still Has Value, Trial Suggests (CME/CE) - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “(MedPage Today) -- The controversy over prostate cancer screening seems likely to continue, after the publication of extended follow-up from a major European trial that continues to show a benefit.View full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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Inappropriate Cancer Screenings Continue, Study Finds -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians

aafp.org — “Even as the appropriateness of routine prostate-specific antigen-based (PSA-based) screening is being called into question by some experts, a significant proportion of patients and physicians reportedly remain loyal to this and other controversial cancer screening protocols.View full resource at aafp.org

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Independent Panel Backs Advice Against Prostate Test - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com — “The review provides the scientific justification for a government panel’s advice last week that healthy men should no longer be routinely screened for prostate cancer.View full resource at nytimes.com

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Experts Debate Benefits of Prostate Cancer Tests at Any Age - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com — “Older men are getting screened for prostate cancer at a higher rate, though many experts discourage screening for men whose life expectancy is 10 years or less.View full resource at nytimes.com

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Medical News: PSA Screening in Older Men Often Unnecessary - in Oncology/Hematology, Prostate Cancer from MedPage Today

medpagetoday.com — “Almost a third of older men with limited life expectancy continue to have unnecessary PSA tests, data from a population-based survey showed.View full resource at medpagetoday.com

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Men Should Be Warned That Prostate Cancer Tests Can Be Distressing

healthcosmo.com — “Twenty per cent of men can feel distressed at the prospect of having a biopsy after finding out they have a raised PSA level, and nine per cent continue to feel this way even after being informed they don’t have cancer, concluded UK researchers who recommended doctors clearly explain the psychological effects of prostate cancer screening to their male patients and how it can lead to anxiety and distress.You can read about the findings in a paper published online on 6 April in the British JView full resource at healthcosmo.com

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PSA for prostate cancer screening is likely to continue | KevinMD.com

kevinmd.com — “PSA for prostate cancer screening isn't going away anytime soon, despite its flaws.View full resource at kevinmd.com

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PSA screening for prostate cancer debated in Congress | KevinMD.com

kevinmd.com — “PSA screening for prostate cancer is both attacked and defended before Congress.View full resource at kevinmd.com

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What’s the latest on prostate cancer and the PSA screening test? | KevinMD.com

kevinmd.com — “Prostate specific antigen (PSA) tests may lead to unnecessary treatment of healthy men for prostate cancer, and there is little evidence supporting the common but controversial test for routine cancer screening, two new studies found.View full resource at kevinmd.com

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PSA screening and the overdiagnosis of prostate cancer | KevinMD.com

kevinmd.com — “by Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Only one of every 20 prostate cancer diagnoses leads to a benefit that would not have been realized withoutView full resource at kevinmd.com

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