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PSA Testing, Like a Lot of Other Procedures, May Do More Harm Than Good, Some Doctors Argue

‘Scienciness’

The recent furor over PSA testing highlights a larger debate about over-prescribing care. Casey Schwartz and Clark Merrefield report.

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Earlier this week, a government-sponsored task force created a stir when it recommended against routine PSA (prostate specific antigen) screenings, the most common and widely accepted method of detecting the presence of prostate cancer for nearly two decades.

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