Summary
This week it has been hard to miss news on prostate cancer. The papers were full of a 'one stop shop' service for the diagnosis of the disease being rolled out in three hospitals in England. Plus celebrities have described their diagnosis and encouraged men to see their doctor for a PSA test. But just published today, the largest every study of prostate cancer over 10 years confirms that a single screening test of PSA does not save lives. With all these headlines this week is an ideal time to repeat Inside Health's prostate special. One in eight men in the UK will develop prostate cancer at some stage, but deciding who needs treatment - and when - is still far from clear. Mark Porter and Margaret McCartney report on two landmark trials that could provide some clarity, and hears from men and their doctors, faced with the dilemma of choosing the right course of action.
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| 0:27.6 | You're dead to me. |
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| 0:33.3 | This is the BBC. |
| 0:37.0 | Hello. If you're wondering why I'm in the chair, Dr Mark Porter has succumbed to a winter illness. |
| 0:44.3 | We hear he's improving already, but this gives us a good opportunity to reflect this week's news on prostate cancer |
| 0:51.2 | by rerunning our special program from last year. |
| 0:55.1 | This week's papers were full of the news that a one-stop shop service for the diagnosis of |
| 1:00.2 | prostate cancer was being rolled out in three hospitals in England. |
| 1:04.9 | In addition, celebrities have been describing their diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer |
| 1:10.5 | and encouraging men to see their doctor and ask for a prostate-specific antigen or PSA test. |
| 1:18.4 | But I'm worried this last advice doesn't reflect the science. |
| 1:22.4 | This is screening, done in men with no symptoms, and screening always creates uncertainty. |
| 1:29.5 | And just published the largest ever study of prostate cancer over 10 years. |
| 1:35.4 | Done in the UK and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, |
| 1:40.1 | it found that doing a single screening test of PSA |
| 1:44.0 | confirms what we already know. |
| 1:46.9 | It is a poor test. |
| 1:48.9 | It found many abnormalities that wouldn't go on to do any harm and missed some lethal disease. |
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