Does Early Prostate Cancer Screening Do More Harm Than Good?

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David Samadi, MD, urologic oncologist, director of men’s health, St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, NY.

Otis W. Brawley, MD, Bloomberg distinguished professor of oncology and epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

James Eastham, MD, chief, Urology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City.

Maurie Markman, MD, medical oncologist; president of medicine and science, Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

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Source: https://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20211214/early-prostate-cancer-screening-debate?src=RSS_PUBLIC

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