Prostate News Archive
19-Mar-2009
Studies cast doubt on prostate cancer screenings (Los Angeles Times)
The tests rarely save lives, researchers say, and treatment can cause more harm than the potential tumor. Whether to screen men for prostate cancer has been a controversial topic for at least 20 years. Many clinicians have believed that finding a tumor early and cutting it out is the best possible way to treat prostate cancer, just as it is for most tumors. Studies doubt worth of key prostate tests (International Herald Tribune)
The P.S.A. blood test, the popular screening test for prostate cancer, saves few if any lives and exposes large numbers of men to risky and unnecessary treatment, two large and rigorous studies have found. Study: Prostate screenings don't reduce cancer deaths (CNN)
A decade-long study following more than 75,000 men found that prostate cancer screenings led to more diagnoses but did not reduce the number of deaths from the illness.
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