Expert Urges Revisiting PSA Screening After Pivotal Trial Update

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User

Posted 23 Aug 2017 at 12:12

Hi

I know this can be a controversial subject but I think this update should be put out there for you all to view.

http://www.onclive.com/web-exclusives/expert-urges-revisiting-psa-screening-after-pivotal-trial-update

It highlights the flaws in the previous study.

Roy

User

Posted 23 Aug 2017 at 20:26

I know what I would rather have

User

Posted 23 Aug 2017 at 20:47

Interesting Roy

I certainly have a wish list for changes in the current world of PCa with a 27 year old son with a dad and a grandad with the disease.

Screening is on there for me , but then my list makes me feel like Arya Stark from game of thrones!

Thank you for the post,discussion and opinion is never a bad thing.

User

Posted 24 Aug 2017 at 09:15

Doesn't actually make a lot of sense.

If "90% of the control arm was contaminated", why didn't they simply remove those from the data, and rerun the analysis with the "10%" as the control arm? Sure it's a big drop in numbers - but the numbers were so big to start with, it would still be respectable.

And just because a study that says one thing is proven unsafe, it doesn't mean the opposite is true.

I'd not draw any conclusions until the scientists settle their 'handbags at dawn' struggle.

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