The number of new cases of metastatic prostate cancer climbed 72 percent in the past decade from 2004 to 2013, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published July 19th 2016 in Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. The report considers whether a recent trend of fewer men being screened may be contributing to the rise, or… Continue reading Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cases Skyrocket
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Should You Be Screened for Prostate Cancer?
Bernie Wooden’s story is hardly unique. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test used to be given to men fairy routinely. And men around the country—and the world—believe they’re alive today because their doctors noticed a sudden increase in their PSA levels. But in 2012, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a recommendation against doing… Continue reading Should You Be Screened for Prostate Cancer?