Screening For Prostate Cancer Likely To Reduce Deaths But Risks Remain Review
Screening men for prostate cancer using a blood test is likely to reduce deaths from the disease, a new review has found, although experts stressed there are still risks around overdiagnosis and overtreatment. The findings of the analysis, which included almost 800,000 patients, may “support a conversation” around screening using the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, researchers said, although they described the test as “imperfect”. Cancer Research UK also said the test is “not effective enough”. Prostate cancer […]
