The PSA Prostate Cancer Test: Should You Get Tested?

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By Julie Fidler

It was revealed earlier this month in a study published in the journal Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases that cases of advanced prostate cancer in the United States have spiked 72% in the last decade. There are a few reasons why this might be happening.

The findings made researchers wonder whether the increase was attributable to a recent trend of fewer men getting screened for the disease.

Senior study author Dr. Edward Schaeffer, chair of urology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Medicine, said:

“One hypothesis is the disease has become more aggressive, regardless of the change in screening.

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