US PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION: The recent publication of two studies in the The New England Journal of Medicine challenging the usefulness of PSA testing in men reinvigorated a long-standing debate and initiated a wave of media stories.
Unfortunately for patients, rather than providing clarity, this most recent round of public discussion may have done more to confuse than to help the very men it was intended to serve.
What these news articles failed to emphasize is the need for research and development of new laboratory tests that can end the debate and deliver better treatment decisions for every patient.
See also:
- Low-risk prostate cancer patients still get treatment (July 28th, 2010)
- “Just Say No” to Sex…Before Your Next PSA Test (July 28th, 2010)
- Prostate Enlargement Causes Part 1 (July 27th, 2010)
- Prostate Enlargement Treatment Part 1 (July 26th, 2010)
- PSA, PCA3 and Pee (July 26th, 2010)
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