Prostate cancer screening: An expert explains why new guidelines were needed
- Written by Li-Ming Su, M.D., David A. Cofrin Professor of Urologic Oncology and Chair of the Department of Urology, University of Florida
A blood test can reveal whether the level of a protein produced by prostate cells is elevated.Ontakrai/Shutterstock.comThe U.S. Preventative Services Task Force has recently updated and modified its controversial 2012 recommendation to abandon routine screening of all men using the prostate cancer screening blood test called the prostate specific...
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