Friday, May 25, 2012

USA - Voice of America: 'Outrage' Over US Prostate Cancer Testing Recommendation

USA - Voice of America
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'Outrage' Over US Prostate Cancer Testing Recommendation
May 25th 2012, 14:13

WASHINGTON -  After lung cancer, prostate cancer is the most prevalent killer of men in the United States. So when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that men stop having a test that can tell if they have prostate cancer, it stirred up controversy in the medical community. For years, men over the age of 40 were told to get a simple blood test to see if they have prostate cancer. But the rationale behind the new recommendation is that treating the cancer can ...

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