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2012 Annual Report on Prostate Diseases

2012 Annual Report on Prostate Diseases

Prepared by Harvard Health Publications' editors, this 136-page report describes the causes and treatment of prostate diseases and provides practical advice for coping with troubling side effects.

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Welcome Video from Dr. Marc Garnick

Learn more about this site in a welcome video from Dr. Marc Garnick, editor in chief.

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Prostate Cancer Screening

Should you screen?

  • PSA — Old controversies, new results
  • Video: Recent studies on PSA testing provide more evidence of little to no benefits
  • Video: Prostate cancer screening not recommended in men over age 75
  • Task force says no to PSA screening for older men
  • When to test for prostate cancer: A conversation with the principal investigator of the ERSPC

Biomarkers and screening

  • Moving beyond PSA screening: Biomarkers are helping doctors decide whether to perform a biopsy, determine the best treatment, and develop new targeted therapies

Your prostate exam

  • Interactive guide: Understanding PSA
  • Digital rectal exam
  • PSA test
  • Newer screening tests
  • Ultrasound
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Biopsy

To read summaries of the latest research on prostate cancer screening, visit Prostate news.

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