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Truth. >> so if a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer what are the possible treatment options? >> there are lots of options out there and that again makes this kind of a difficult disease to deal with. there is radiation, there is surgery. there is a drug where theres been some evidence that perhaps it works in very, very early stages at preventing prostate cancer. and different men make different decisions about treatment and different decisions about screenings. so, actually, i think the mos...

Study suggests when it comes to prostate cancer, less may be more. >> senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen has details. what did this study find? >> they found a lot of men may be operating under misconceptions. a lot of men think you need to get prostate screening every single -- for some men, for many men that is not true. what this one study found if you get a prostate screening test called a psa test and it is under 3, you may not need annual screening. in fact, you may be able to wa...

Annual test, psa test. >> jamie: the night before the test. >> no sexual activity 24 hours before the test because that can interfere with your blood test thats important. >> jamie: we dont want that to happen. we want accurate tests. >> absolutely. >> jamie: for fathers day suggest the test. >> suggest the test, if you have prostate cancer look, its not a death sentence, there are many options, you have the high-tech robotic surgeries that can save your sex life, quality of life and cure you fr...

What should you do, a lot of people dont like the psa test because when it comes back positive, and you have a cancer, and you get a biopsy and get treated, and it is a big deal and the fact is, that many men with prostate cancer, can live their lives with it. it is very, very slow-growing. and, is not dangerous. so, what they are recommending now and it may not be a bad idea. is for men 70 years and older, dont -- shouldnt get the psa test, because, if it comes back high, it doesnt matter, most...

And, there is no reason not to have it. the cost is not like a -- expensive x-ray or mri, it is a cost of a glove and i can tell you in my own experience, over the years. that i have detected not only prostate cancer, but, recollect call cancers and i really disavow the recommendation, from the american cancer society. now, the psa test is a blood test, which indicates the presence of cancer. it is sometimes -- it sometimes goes up when there is an infection and the first thing the doctor does, ...

In fact, the chief medical officer, who i just talked to earlier today, said he did not get screened at age 50 because he did not see the virtue. with regard to high-risk groups, people who have a family history, and what that specifically means they had a first-degree relative who had prostate cancer below the age of scpive, broth 65 or brother or father, or african-americans, they should get the screening test and be counseled earlier. if you are anxious about it for some reason, maybe you had...

And this psa test, this blood test, the results are much more mixed than that. they are sort of in four big studies around the world, only one of which showed modest improvement in survival. three showed no improvement in survival by getting that prostate-specific test. >> so, if its true there isnt any benefit for psa testing, why should anyone get screened at age 50? >> right. and that is a very good question. let me be very clear here. this is confusing, as you warned. and not everyone agrees...

Antigen testing, they are sensitive in picking up some sort of abnormal knit breast or prostate but not goods a specificity, meaning being able to tell what the abnormality is. that is the starting point. the difference is there is a fair amount of evidence, nine big trials around the world with regard to maam mogg graph neigh shows maam mogg graph, if i early screening does save lives and that is the outcome that people are trying to measure. with regard to prostate cancer and this psa test thi...

Test and be counseled earlier, but at age 50, you know if youre worried about it if you are anxious about it for some reason, maybe you had a friend who had prostate cancer, maybe you had another cancer in your body and youve dealt with cancer, getting the psa test is an option for you. >> is there a danger in getting the actual screening test? whats the down side of getting screened? >> right. it is an interesting question because you have a test, lets stay comes back elevated. what you dont kn...

Been led to believe that prostate cancer screening can save your life. lets talk to "360s" m.d. sanjay gupta. how is this different from the mammography guidelines that stirred up so much controversy last year and caused so much confusion? >> with regard to mammography and psa, prostate specific antigen testing, they are sensitive in picking up some sort of abnormality in breast or prostate but not good at specificity, meaning being able to tell what the abnormality is. thats the starting point....