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A study measures the long-term downside of prostate cancer screening

A paper in JAMA Oncology focuses on the harms of overscreening, overdiagnosis, and overtreatment

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In this week’s issue of JAMA Oncology, there is an important paper that provides information concerning the long-term adverse effects and complications of prostate cancer screening and treatment.1 

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Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University
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Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology and Epidemiology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University
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