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U.S. Panel Advises Against Routine Prostate Test

Giving healthy men P.S.A. blood tests for prostate cancer does not save lives and often leads to treatment that can cause needless pain and side effects, the government panel said.

 

Benefits of prostate cancer tests questioned

Benefits of prostate cancer tests questioned

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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