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New Research Finds Value in PSA Testing
« on: September 07, 2017, 01:14:19 pm »
New Research Finds Value in PSA Testing
 
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
 

TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Despite ongoing debate over the value of prostate cancer screening, a new review says it can indeed reduce a man's risk of dying from the disease.

Early tumor detection using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test lowers a man's risk of prostate cancer death by 25 percent to 32 percent, the new analysis of two major trials of PSA testing found.

https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_168199.html