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prostae cancer

Limited vs Lethal Prostate Cancer

May 24, 2025

Former President Joe Biden’s diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer may cause a lot of frightened seniors (>70) to react inappropriately. Some may ask their doctors for a PSA (prostate specific antigen) test despite the US Preventive Services Task Force’s recommendation not to screen for prostate cancer in men older than 70. The problem with PSA […]

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Screening for Prostate Cancer – Again

August 8, 2008

I’ve already reviewed this topic in an earlier post, but it keeps coming back. The Aug 5, 2008 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine contains two papers dealing with this issue. The first presents Screening for Prostate Cancer: US Preventative Services Task Force Recommendation. It concludes what has been obvious to those not carried […]

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