Well, there is a reference to the pain of the test itself, presumably the PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test.
We respectfully request that the PSA be taken down as soon as possible, but no later than the end of business today.
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But for other men, the ability of the PSA test to detect prostate cancer is slightly better than the flip of a coin.
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In 2007, his test results showed the PSA levels were climbing.
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The use of the PSA test to diagnose prostate cancer is controversial because raised levels of the protein do not always indicate the presence of cancer.
Researchers at Correlogic Systems of Bethesda, Md. and Matritech in Newton, Mass. are pursuing new methods that might displace the PSA test in a few years.
Researchers at Correlogic Systems of Bethesda, Maryland and Matritech in Newton, Massachusetts are pursuing new methods that might displace the PSA test in a few years.
They made basically the same argument that the USPSTF made in their lengthy, thoroughly researched report: that the PSA test often does more harm than good.
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Similarly, the increase in the cardiovascular death rate in the first month after diagnosis was substantially lower during the PSA era than it was before 1993.
After the first month, in fact, the death rate among prostate-cancer patients during the PSA era was lower than it was among cancer-free men, according to the study.
Which is why it was surprising to hear that the show is being pressured by a sponsor to have the PSA and any American Idol association with it removed.
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When I reported on Gwadar in 2010, officials from both the Chinese developer and the PSA described its purpose as an economic one, a base for trade with the Persian Gulf.
By combining the Gleason score (determined by a pathologist examining cancer cells under a microscope), the clinical stage (determined by a careful prostate exam and various scans) and the PSA level, we can stratify patients into "low, " "intermediate" and "high" risk categories.
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The emails also show 19 Entertainment and Plastic Pollution Coalition staff discussing the PSA, as well as various pre-prepared tweets to promote it, with both sides brainstorming ideas and both 19 Entertainment and the Idols themselves giving final approval on the upload of the video.
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The Vice President will be joined by Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women Lynn Rosenthal, Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies, David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays and Andy Katz of ESPN to release the PSA that will air on various television networks and online platforms this summer.
Prostate-cancer diagnoses in the so-called PSA era may have been less traumatic, the researchers suggest, because cancers identified by PSA are more likely to be slow-growing or harmless enough that they don't require immediate treatment.
The American Lung Association introduced the new app with a new PSA depicting the delightfully oddball character, Alvin Grimes, air collector, who literally collects air in jars and labels them with their dates and locations.
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Its 29 ports around the world would help Singapore's PSA, the second-biggest container port operator in the world, to gain ground on the industry leader, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.
Its 29 ports around the world would help Singapore's PSA, the second-biggest container port operator in the world, to gain ground on the industry leader, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. of Hong Kong.
The alliance will be run by senior executives from each auto company, which will give GM and PSA the opportunity to get to know each other, and decide whether the initial spark can turn into something longer lasting.
Once GM acquires the shares, it will be the second-biggest holder of PSA, behind the Peugeot Family Group.
Odell said there also are some questions among automakers about the very legality of the French-PSA deal.
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Regardless of what happens to interest rates in the future, PSA-W will continue to pay shareholders a 5.875% per year.
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At 11:30 AM, the Vice President will host an event to launch a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) at the White House.
That leads to thousands upon thousands of unnecessary biopsies every year. (The test is guilty of false negatives, too: PSA fails to spot cancer 15% of the time.) Moreover, up to 75% of prostate tumors being detected now by PSA are too small to be an immediate threat, asserts Stanford University urologist Thomas Stamey.
The Toronto-based player won five PSA Tour titles last year and reclaimed the world number one spot for the first time in four years.
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The remaining five (38%) saw their PSA levels rise, but the researchers say this is a far smaller proportion than in the remaining 46 men who had been treated for prostate cancer, 98% of whom saw a rise.
The current test, called PSA, is less than ideal and can cause men undue anxiety by showing up tumours in the prostate gland that might never go on to cause any health problem.
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