Prostate News Archive
28-Mar-2009
Studies Don't End Prostate Cancer Test Controversy (ThirdAge)
NEW YORK -- Screening for prostate cancer doesn't necessarily save lives, and any benefits can come at a high price, according to two, big long-awaited studies. The findings are unlikely to end the debate over the usefulness of routine testing. Prostate Cancer Foundation Endorses the 21st Century Cancer ALERT Act (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA MONICA, Calif.----The prostate Cancer Foundation has thrown its vigorous support behind the 21st Century Cancer Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment Act introduced by Senators Kennedy and Hutchison on Capitol Hill today. Benefits of prostate exam questioned, but despite studies doctors push test (The Palm Beach Post)
The PSA blood test used to screen for prostate cancer doesn't save lives and leads many men to risky and unnecessary treatment, two major studies found last week. Prostate Cancer (New York Times)
prostate cancer is cancer that grows in prostate gland. The prostate is a small, walnut-sized structure that makes up part of a man's reproductive system. It wraps around the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of the body.
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