Three thoughtful critiques of the recommendation against PSA testing

When the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a draft report this month recommending that men with no symptoms of prostate cancer stop using the PSA test to screen for the disease, the task force members surely braced themselves for some serious criticism.

And it came swiftly – from urologists who administer the tests routinely, from men (and their loved ones) who believe the test saved their lives, and from opponents of healthcare reform who viewed the report as another attempt to ration medical services, among others.   Read More