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The death of OJ Simpson from prostate cancer has men's health specialists reminding everyone of the importance of early detection.

This committee that basically gets together. its several scientists -- more than a dozen scientists who specialize in this area. they look at lots of data and then they make recommendations on all sorts of things. you know, mammograms. psa testing. and then things like baby aspirin. so i get where its confusing, again. but again, for someone like you, anderson, because you have been taking it for a while, obviously, at the recommendation of your doctor, you shouldnt stop it. no one is saying bas...

We see it with the fda advisory committee, cdc advisory committees. the u.s. preventative task force, they also have this -- this committee that basically gets together. its several scientists -- more than a dozen scientists who specialize in this area. they look at lots of data and then they make recommendations on all sorts of things. you know, mammograms. psa testing. and then things like baby aspirin. so i get where its confusing, again. but again, for someone like you, anderson, because you...

Testing routinely. previously they recommended against psa testing fearing potential risks. an estimated 180,000 american men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. and that terrifying moment a bungee ride turns nearly fatal. a young woman at a fair in paris when her safety harness came undone. the rider hurtling through the hair, upside-down, her head coming within inches of the ride platform. the organizers of the fair say tonight the incident is under investigation to see whether th...

Who say, dont do it. and then theres a group of people who have been literally doing it in vans and super market parking lots. the pendulum can go too far in either direction. there is a legitimate use of psa and we need to drive this back into the doctors office where a man is informed of the risks and the benefits and probably some benefits and then the man can decide to get the psa and, in some instances, he is going to need to get some of these other tests like the mri that im excited about....

Paul six months later just to check in. so far, no regrets. >> im fortunate that we caught this thing early and im fortunate that we have, i think, a good plan to deal with it and manage it going forward. >> finally have a secure diagnosis and make a decision about what to do was very important to me as they say, so far so good. >> and joining me now, dr. otis who is chief medical officer of the american cancer society and a good friend of the program. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having...

controversial new position. the task force which says men should not be screened routinely for the psa test. as you probably know by now, it its a simple blood test, and its the only screen test for prostate cancer, which is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. the american cancer society supports these new guidelines and other groups do not. im here today with dr. otis sprawly from the american cancer society and also dr. scott miller, who says not screening could cost li...

what happened after that? >> sefrbl yecertainly years ago slight rise in psa from screening, and then i had more testing and had a slight rise in my psa, and the yourologist wand to do another biopacy, and i got extremely sick, even though i had antibiotics, i got a severe bacterial invection. my blood pressure went low, and i was hospitalized for four days in houston. >> youre okay now? thats all resolved? >> im fine. i had a heart rhythm problem afterwards as well, but now everything...

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