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Article: More Than Half of Survey Respondents Said They Are Concerned With the Accuracy of Prostate Cancer Screening Tests.
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- September 7, 2006
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- Survey Finds Men are Concerned About Prostate Cancer and Screening Options -
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- A Harris Interactive survey conducted in July 2006 of 1,000 males age 45 to 70 years found that more than half (53%) of men are concerned with the accuracy of prostate cancer screening tests. While the accuracy of current screening tests is a concern, experts urge that men be screened annually.
"Men with early stage prostate cancer often have no symptoms," stated Leslie D. Michelson, CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, the world's largest philanthropic source of support for prostate cancer research. "In fact, six in 10 men (63%) who ...