When early screening carries risks

Friday, March 20, 2009 - 19:14 in Health & Medicine

Recent studies find that American men are getting prostate cancer tests and treatments they do not need, with side effects such as incontinence and impotence. Radio talk show host Don Imus has plenty of company in his recent prostate cancer diagnosis: The disease strikes 1 in 6 American men.

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