prostate cancer
The U.S. Medicare program has revealed that it is examining information on the prostate cancer therapy by Dendreon Corp. They are going to take a decision on whether to cover the product for elder people throughout the world.
The shares of Dendreon Corp. plummeted by 23% and became $25 after the news came and closed in on $32.33 on Nasdaq.Because prostate cancer grows slowly, those men without symptoms of prostate cancer who do not have a 10-year life expectancy should not be offered testing since they are not likely to benefit,” the society notes on its Web site.
Ambivalence over the test hasn’t been confined to the United States.
“In Europe, we have been reluctant to recommend that all men get PSA testing as we have felt that there has been a lack of knowledge,” agreed lead researcher Dr. Jonas Hugosson, a professor of urology at the University of Gothenburg.
However, he believes that with the results of the new 14-year study, “it feels ethically difficult not at least to inform all men over the age of 50 about PSA and its possibilities. Personally, I would recommend my friends check their PSA,” Hugosson added.Because prostate cancer grows slowly, those men without symptoms of prostate cancer who do not have a 10-year life expectancy should not be offered testing since they are not likely to benefit,” the society notes on its Web site.
Ambivalence over the test hasn’t been confined to the United States.
“In Europe, we have been reluctant to recommend that all men get PSA testing as we have felt that there has been a lack of knowledge,” agreed lead researcher Dr. Jonas Hugosson, a professor of urology at the University of Gothenburg.
However, he believes that with the results of the new 14-year study, “it feels ethically difficult not at least to inform all men over the age of 50 about PSA and its possibilities. Personally, I would recommend my friends check their PSA,” Hugosson added.
