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AUA 2009: PSA Screening Should Be Offered Beginning at Age 40
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Well-informed men with a reasonably good life expectancy should be given the option of regular prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening beginning at age 40; there is no longer a set cutoff point for PSA value in determining cancer risk. Medscape Medical News
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Low Radon Exposure May Be Harmless
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Radon levels typically found in homes in the US do not raise the risk of lung cancer, according to findings from a decade-long case-control study. In fact, the dose-response effect of radon exposure may be hormetic, i.e., protective at low doses but harmful at higher levels, the researchers suggest. Reuters Health Information
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