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Prostate cancer: Screening “modestly” reduces deaths, Cochrane review concludes

bmj · 2026-05-18 · canonical JSON source

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Screening with a PSA (prostate specific antigen) blood test reduces prostate cancer deaths by two for every 1000 men screened, though the risk of overdiagnosis remains high, an updated Cochrane review says.1