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Old 06-16-2012, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Munchkin03 View Post
But there are 15 times as many PC diagnoses in the US. So, doesn't that mean the mortality rate for cervical cancer is higher than that for prostate cancer? It's probably the case for both types of cancer that early detection would cut the mortality rate even more.
Actually, there is new research that suggests that PSA testing for men is doing more harm than good, and the next few years will probably see a lot of debate around which men to test and how often.
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