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A Second Look at the European Randomised Study Of
Screening For Prostate Cancer

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Laura Newman

Last week, The Lancet published 13-year follow-up results from the European Randomised study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC), an international trial of PSA testing in seven countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland). (Unfortunately, the complete … Continue reading →

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With Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening Questioned, Why Not Hurl Out the Next Unproven Prostate Tests?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Laura Newman

The headline in the New York Times story this morning, “New Prostate Cancer Tests Could Reduce False Alarms,” by Andrew Pollack, had me scratching my head. Had I missed something in the story of advances in prostate cancer screening and … Continue reading →

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On the Urology Workforce, Targeted Screening,
And the US Preventive Services Task Force

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Laura Newman

It is abundantly clear that the US Preventive Services Task Force Draft Guidelines on Prostate Cancer Screening will not be welcome news to many urologists. I have attended numerous annual meetings of the American Urological Association, the physician organization for … Continue reading →

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