"Prostate cancer test may not cut death rate"

Screening for prostate cancer with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test does not reduce the risk of death, reported two newspapers . The newspapers reflected the overall conclusion of a case-control study, however, this was based on an analysis of 1002 men, only 135 of whom were screened.

Continue to "Prostate cancer test may not cut death rate" on National electronic Library for Health: Hitting the Headlines.

Medical Buzz delivers the most recent headlines from the medical world. Diseases, cures, accidents, medicin. Click below for more headlines ...
Medical buzz