The Hit Farm

The same group that recommended women in their 40s skip regular mammogram testing will soon recommend that men avoid a routine test for prostate cancer. The US Preventive Services Task Force has concluded that PSA tests do not save lives overall and THURSDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is [...]

Although the two situations (mammograms and PSA tests) are somewhat similar they are not identical, with the mammogram decision actually being somewhat easier. As I wrote in November of 2009: The listed harms of extra The same group that recommended women in their 40s skip regular mammogram testing will soon recommend that men avoid a [...]