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Title: Urologists echo call for discussion before PSA test
Post by: riky on May 04, 2013, 09:00:24 AM
Urologists echo call for discussion before PSA test

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Urologists fell in line with other doctor groups on Friday in recommending careful consideration and discussion when it comes to screening for prostate cancer, rather than a gung-ho approach. At its annual meeting in San Diego, California, the American Urological Association (AUA) recommended against screening average-risk men under age 55 or any man over 70 using prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, blood tests. ...

Source: Urologists echo call for discussion before PSA test (http://news.yahoo.com/urologists-echo-call-discussion-psa-test-140635890.html)