News tagged with psa screening
Survey: Men may not be adequately involved in decisions about prostate cancer screening
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Men largely make decisions about prostate cancer screening based on conversations with their clinicians, but these discussions often do not include information about the risks of testing in addition to the benefits, according ...
Better decision support tools needed for prostate cancer screening choice
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Although screening for prostate cancer with the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test in men ages 50-70 can detect the cancer before it becomes symptomatic, knowing whether screening is beneficial for these ...
In the modern post-PSA era, prostate cancer surgery may not be necessary for some patients
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), along with collaborating teams at the Cleveland Clinic and the University of Michigan, have completed the first large- scale, multi-institutional study of ...
Doctors urge baseline test for prostate cancer
Apr 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An influential doctors group is backing off its call for annual tests after age 50 to screen for prostate cancer.
Gene fusion discovery may lead to improved prostate cancer test
Apr 09, 2009 |
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A newly discovered gene fusion is highly expressed in a subset of prostate cancers, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. The findings, reported in the April 1 issue of Cancer Research, may le ...
