http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/ProstateCancer/28929
USPSTF: Prostate Test Does Not Save Lives
By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Published: October 06, 2011
"Healthy men do not need prostate cancer screening with prostate specific antigen (PSA) because the test does not save lives and often leads to unnecessary testing, interventions, and treatment, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is expected to recommend in an update to its prostate cancer screening guidelines.
According to a report in the New York Times, the recommendation will be announced Tuesday and is based on a USPSTF-commissioned study, which failed to show a clear benefit from prostate cancer screening with PSA."
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