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Similarly, the doctor who discovered Prostate Specific Antigen regrets that is used to screen for prostate cancer because of its inaccuracy, questionable benefi
by 300bps 7y ago
Similarly, the doctor who discovered Prostate Specific Antigen regrets that is used to screen for prostate cancer because of its inaccuracy, questionable benefits and substantial harm created by biopsies and treatment of prostate cancer:
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/opinion/10Ablin.html https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/opinion/10Ablin.html
- andreygrehov 7y agoOff-topic, just spreading knowledge. Check out IsoPSA [1], which is a simple blood test procedure superior to PSA (unfortunately, not available in US, yet). [1] https://www.cleveland-diagnostics.com/isopsa https://www.cleveland-diagnostics.com/isopsa