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Little benefit from prostate cancer screening

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Mark







PostPosted: January 9, 2006 6:13 PM 

A recent study has added support to the argument that screening for prostate cancer does not extend the lives of men diagnosed with the disease. The study compared two groups of men, one group has eventually died from prostate cancer with another group with similar ages and other factors. The study found that the group of surviving men with prostate cancer were not more likely to have been screened for prostate cancer prior to diagnosis.

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