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The PSA Controversy
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As you may have been reading over the last year or so, there is a continuing controversy about the utility of PSA when used as a screening tool for prostate cancer. Almost exactly one year ago, we discussed PSA in this blog. Given the continuing questions and arguments, I thought it would be prudent to revisit the issue. The following is a letter sent to all of the members of the American Urologic Association. I thought that our followers of the Men’s Health Blog would be interested in reading what our association is saying about PSA. “Dear AUA Member, As you know, the American Urological Association (AUA) has been monitoring the recent debate about prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and actively inserting our position on the topic as needed. On Tuesday, March 9, an op-ed in The New York Times,… read more

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