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Great Britain's King Charles III has been in a hospital for a procedure for an enlarged prostate — an extremely common condition among older men. The 75-year-old king is in good company.
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Research reveals long-term evidence that actively monitoring localized prostate cancer can be a safe alternative to immediate surgery or radiation.
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A decrease in PSA testing came after a controversial recommendation against routine screening. As a result, many fewer cases of the most common cancer to hit men are being diagnosed, research finds.
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Doctors are supposed to engage patients in shared decision-making over complex choices like whether or not to get tested for prostate cancer. But most doctors don't do that, a survey finds. And efforts to train doctors to do a better job haven't been all that successful.
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The American Urological Association released new guidelines that, if they're heeded, would dramatically reduce the ranks of men who would be candidates for PSA testing. The prostate-specific antigen test can catch cancer early, but it frequently gives false alarms.