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But UC David professor Michael Wilkes investigated and learned that the seminar was primarily a sales pitch about the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, and that its main message was that men should get tested regularly beginning at age 40.
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Last month the task force advised against routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests to screen for prostate cancer.
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Men who get tested for prostate specific antigen, or PSA, have a 13.5% chance of landing in the danger zone.
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Fortunately, earlier diagnosis of prostate cancer, thanks to prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing, may have slowed and even reversed these trends, according to the study, which was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Well, there is a reference to the pain of the test itself, presumably the PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test.
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In May 2012, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended against routine PSA screening (Prostate-Specific Antigen test to screen Prostate cancer) before being diagnosed as it did not benefit patients.
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