Routine checks don't lower risk of cancer death, research shows
(NEWSER) - Routine screenings may do little or nothing to prevent deaths from prostate cancer, two new studies show. In US research on 76,000 men, the widely used PSA blood test didn't lower the risk of death. And a European trial that covered 162,000 subjects found only a modest reduction. The findings are fueling the ongoing debate over the best way to treat the slow-growing but lethal disease, the Washington Post reports. More»
