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Why Cancer Screening Isn t Always a Good Idea

Posted on August 12, 2008

Cancer screening sounds like the kind of the thing we should all be behind Go out there and get tested! And some screenings, such as pap smears and colonoscopies, are indeed a great way to catch cancers and stop them before they turn deadly.But the wrong kind of cancer screening can actually do more harm than good. Last week, a panel of experts convened by the federal government suggested that, for men 75 and older, the risks of prostate cancer screening outweigh the benefits. Prostate cancer is often a slow-growing disease that doesn t wind up causing any problems. So screening of...

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