Monday 14 January 2013

Some docs screen for prostate cancer without asking

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in four family doctors doesn't ask male patients before screening them for prostate cancer, according to a new survey. So-called prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing has been controversial in recent years because of uncertainty about whether it actually saves lives and concern about side effects from potentially unnecessary and invasive follow-up tests and treatments. The U.S. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..

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