[Hopespringpcsg] FW: [PPML] incidence of high risk PCa increases dramatically

[Glen Tolhurst]

Hi ALL:
Interesting article wrt PCa.
Take care,
Glen


Very troubling for the US.  I hope they didn't make the same mistake in
Canada taking guidance from public health experts rather than oncologists
and urologists with prostate cancer experience.



On 2016-07-19 18:13, Charles Clausen wrote:
> TUESDAY, July 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- New cases of advanced 
> prostate cancer in the United States have skyrocketed 72 percent in 
> the past decade, a troubling new study shows.
> 
> The biggest increase was among men aged 55 to 69, with a 92 percent 
> jump seen over 10 years. This rise is worrisome because these men are 
> the ones who may benefit most from screening and early treatment, the 
> researchers said.
> 
> "The increase could be because the disease is becoming more 
> aggressive, or it could be because there is less screening being done, 
> but we don't know why," said lead researcher Dr. Edward Schaeffer. He 
> is chair of urology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of 
> Medicine in Chicago.
> 
> https://consumer.healthday.com/cancer-information-5/prostate-cancer-ne
> ws-106/advanced-prostate-cancer-cases-soar-713000.html