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How reliable are the screening tests for prostate cancer? does prostate cancer screening save lives?
9 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes, saves lives: With all its imperfections, psa is still the best surrogate marker. There is next generation psa testing coming in the future. Screening alone, without treating does not save lives. A recent published article from united kingdom demonstrates this concept beautifully. Some argue we may be overtreating in the usa. But certainly screening and treating saves lives.
Answered 9/12/2015
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Controversial: Psa is our only screening test now and may be raised in multiple conditions other than cancer. The death rate for prostate cancer has dropped during the psa era, but no definitive answer is now available.
Answered 7/29/2015
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Doubtful: Psa screening of asymptomatic men has not been shown, conclusively, to reduce prostate cance mortality in the us population.
Answered 6/9/2012
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