A Review Of Prostate Specific Antigen Use In Screening For Prostate Cancer

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A Review Of Prostate Specific Antigen Use In Screening For Prostate Cancer - 21-06-2007, 05:00 AM

Screening for prostate cancer using prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing continues to be problematic. Even though it is unproven whether population-wide screening with PSA can reduce death, illness or disability from prostate cancer, testing has become common in North America. A recent nation-wide survey indicates almost half of Canadian men over 50 years old are tested during their lifetime. [click link for full article]

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