A recent update to an important study analyzes whether the benefits
outweigh the risks to taking finasteride to prevent prostate cancer.
Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses this subject in this new video from ProstateVideos.com.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
New Prostate Screening Guidance 'Unbalanced'?
Medscape - August 16, 2013
Gerald Chodak
At the Prostate Cancer World Congress in Australia, a group of experts came up with some new recommendations regarding prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. This was partly in response to the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations against routine screening. This 6-point recommendation has what Dr. Gerald Chodak thinks are a number of biased statements that potentially lead to misinformation.
Read/Watch Dr. Gerald Chodak's thoughts on this matter in this Medscape report
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Gerald Chodak
At the Prostate Cancer World Congress in Australia, a group of experts came up with some new recommendations regarding prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. This was partly in response to the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations against routine screening. This 6-point recommendation has what Dr. Gerald Chodak thinks are a number of biased statements that potentially lead to misinformation.
Read/Watch Dr. Gerald Chodak's thoughts on this matter in this Medscape report
(Free sign-up may be required)
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