Prostate cancer: To screen or not to screen? The question is complicated

Abstract

Prostate cancer:To screen or not to screen?The question is complicated W hether to screen for prostate cancer remains controversial due to the complexity of balancing the harms and benefi ts.Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the second-leading cause of male cancer deaths.An estimated 192,000 men received the diagnosis during 2020, and 33,000 died from the disease.In contrast, lung cancer was diagnosed in about 116,000 men, and more than 72,000 died of it.

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