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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Jane Kirby

Prostate cancer blood tests ‘can lead to men being over-tested’, experts say

Prostate-specific antigen blood test result on a PC screen. A new study suggests the test can lead to over-treatment and over-diagnosis. Alamy/PA. -

Prostate cancer blood tests can lead to men being over-tested, while those who need help may be missed, a large study has found.

Researchers from the University of Oxford examined the health records of more than 10 million men in England and found that many patients are being given prostate specific antigen (PSA) tests much more frequently than recommended.

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