Evaluate PSA with Imaging, Not Random Biopsy: Avoiding Unnecessary Radical Treatment

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men.  While some types of prostate cancer are life-threatening, some types are not.  Recent media reports have focused on concerns about men undergoing unnecessary radical treatment with the low-grade forms of the prostate cancer.  PSA screening has been blamed for this overtreatment.  The real culprit, however, is the 12-core random needle biopsy, a popular office procedure performed by urologists over a million times annually.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE > https://www.verywell.com/evaluate-psa-with-imaging-not-random-biopsy-2782278

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