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Archive Home > 2006 > January > 19 > So is it worth it?

So is it worth it?

1 in 5 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. However, only 1 in 40 will die from it. Treatment can cause sexual dysfunction and incontinence.

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
January 19, 2006

In 1998, Dennis Richards was experiencing some problem with urination. His doctor ordered a few tests including a prostate specific antigen, or PSA. The test, in which a score under 4 is considered normal and 4 to 10 is cause for concern, came back with a value of 28.

Richards, 59 at the time,....

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