Pros And Cons Of Prostate Screening
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends doing away with prostate cancer blood testing as part of routine medical screening. The panel found that, while one in 1,000 men could be saved by the screening, many more will undergo unnecessary--and often dangerous--treatments as a result. We talk about the risks and benefits of prostate-specific antigen tests.
Guests
Nortin Hadler
rheumatologist; author "Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America" (UNC Press) and Professor of Medicine, UNC School of Medicine
Michael LeFevre
co-vice Chair, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; Future of Family Medicine professor and associate chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine
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