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Panel's Pitch to Nix Routine Prostate Cancer Tests Draws...

Panel's Pitch to Nix Routine Prostate Cancer Tests Draws Strong Reaction

10/07/2011

PBS News Hour

Panel's Pitch to Nix Routine Prostate Cancer Tests Draws...

Clip: 10/7/2011 | 5m 43s

Panel's Pitch to Nix Routine Prostate Cancer Tests Draws Strong Reaction

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said Friday that prostate specific antigen tests, known as PSAs, that are done to detect prostate cancer could be doing more harm than good. Jeffrey Brown discusses the latest controversial recommendation from the influential panel with The Washington Post's Rob Stein.

10/07/2011

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