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Dealt with the cancer, get egg the psa test is an option four. >> there a danger in getting the actual screening test? why -- what is the downside of getting screened? >> right. it is an interesting question because you have a test, lets stay comes back elevated. what you dont know is what that means exactly. could it just represent inflam makes of the prostate, represent a very, very slow-moving cancer or might it represent an aggressive cancer? and the thing about this test is it simply cannot...

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 65, brother or father, or they are african-american, they are considered high risk. they should get the screening 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 dealt with the cancer, ...

And it indicates that using a certain form of screening for prostate cancer in men has limits and may lead to unnecessary treatment. that screening is known as a psa test. the cancer society says many prostate cancers grow so slowly that the men who get them dont need to have them treated. last year two other groups made similar announcements about mammograms and pap smears for women. the cancer society has released new guidelines for doctors. and those guidelines indicate they should discuss th...

Treatment before even deciding to get that screening test. known as a psa test. joining us is the chief medical officer of the american cancer society, and you have come out, i take it with new guidelines for this psa test? >> yes, sir. the guidelines are that men and their doctor within the patient-doctor relationship should have a conversation, and there are uncertainties about the risks and proven harms, and there are possible benefits, and the man needs to make a decision as to whether he sh...

Welcome back, everybody. we turn now to a bombshell of a medical headline this morning. a panel of experts told doctors to stop using the blood test thats commonly used to treat men for or test men for prostate cancer. >> the psa test provides a warning about the possible presence of cancer but abcs dr. besser tells us why the risk may not be worth taking. >> its one of the most common tests for men. a simple blood test to see if they have prostate cancer. why would anyone be against that? consi...

Found the opposite. >> we found a 19% increase in all cancers in our exposed firefighters as compared to nonexposed firefighters. >> the decision on compensation could still be reversed. in october the spotlight landed on the psa test to detect prostrate cancer, a test undergone by 20 million men each year. a federal advisory panel said a psa test just isnt worth it. then november, exciting news of a stem cell breakthrough, two studies using infusions of a patients own stem cells. one found ...