Tag: prostate specific antigen
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PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer
PSA testing is controversial. A new study finds that PSA screening for prostate cancer offers no survival benefits.
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Another Misguided Cancer Testimonial
Mike Shedlock wrote a post about how he beat prostate cancer. In doing so, he provides a typical example of how difficult the medical literature can be for a layperson to read, and where they can get things wrong.
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A Skeptical Look at Screening Tests
Not all screening tests are worth taking. And in particular, some screening tests are worthless.
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Once more into the screening breach: The New York Times did not kill your patient
Dr. George Lombardi thinks that he could have saved a patient from dying of prostate cancer if a prostate specific antigen test had been done. Is he right? Probably not.
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Prostate Cancer Dilemmas: To Test or Not to Test, To Cut or Not to Cut
Diagnosing prostate cancer based on the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a tricky proposition. The cancer itself can be slow-growing, and the treatment harmful. Medicine is complicated, particularly when it comes to cancer screening.
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PSA – To Screen or Not to Screen
Is the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test worth taking? It's, like, really complicated.