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    Aggressive Prostate Cancer Is Surging in California. Here’s What You Need to Know | KQED
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    Aggressive Prostate Cancer Is Surging in California. Here’s What You Need to Know | KQED

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    1. MadnessMantraLove on

      Recent research from UC San Francisco reveals a concerning trend in California’s prostate cancer rates, with cases increasing by 6.7% annually between 2011 and 2021.

      This rise coincides with the 2012 decision by the US Preventative Services Task Force to discontinue recommending routine PSA screenings, highlighting the delicate balance between avoiding over treatment of non-threatening tumors and ensuring early detection of aggressive cases.

      While mortality rates initially declined and then plateaued, it does sort of established just how darn effective a simple act of screening even is to prevent future issues. That comes to the broader idea, getting the screening protocol right pays dividends in reducing healthcare costs and catching issues before they become a problem, especally in an aging population

    3. outlier74 on

      The PSA test isn’t a 100% active test but it’s the only gauge you have to look at prostate cancer risk.

    4. Pantim on

      Articles like this piss me off. It is all scare mongering. And I say this as someone dealing with precancerous cells in that area and an enlarged prostate. 

       The obvious question to me is are men in CA getting screened for it more than men other states? 

      I’m guessing the answer is yes. 

      It’s often the case with any increase in whatever with medical things.. Or anything really. Ergo, Whatever it is is being looked for more in the specific area / group etc etc in question. 

      Sure, it could be that men in CA have a higher rate of prostate cancer and that should not be ruled out. But occams razor suggests that the research needs to be a broader scope and other areas need to be looked into. 

      Which happily is pretty easy to do with current medical records and using statistical analysis to figure out stuff. And doing that is cheaper than increasing the amount of tests done…. And should be the FIRST thing done by anyone researching this stuff. It will help show if there is a need for more screening in men elsewhere or not. 

      Also looking into environmental and behavioral factors in men in CA vrs elsewhere is a good idea…. 

      But first, the above. …

    5. Agedlikeoldmilk on

      I think a lot of men are scared of the finger test.  I’m not at that age yet, but my doctor told me they no longer do the physical exam.  The test is now done through blood work, apparently the finger test can result in misdiagnosis, one doctor may feel something when another does not.  

    6. Flabberingfrog on

      Every article that has “here is what you need to know” or whatever is just immediately something click bait crap.

    7. Lucentman4evr on

      All that red fire retardant they use to douse wildfires going into the ground and air can’t be good…..just a thought