The great prostate hoax : how big medicine hijacked the PSA test and caused a public health disaster / Richard J. Ablin, PhD ; with Ronald Piana.

  • Ablin, Richard J., 1940-
Date:
2014
  • Books

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Description

Reveals how fear-based and inaccurate testing is resulting in unnecessary high-risk surgeries, arguing that the PSA test was never intended for prostate cancer screening.

Publication/Creation

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Physical description

x, 262 pages ; 25 cm

Contributors

Edition

First edition.

Contents

The jungle -- A decision I thought I could live with -- What the bleep just happened? -- The color of money -- Unintended consequences -- The hidden truth -- It's 112 degrees in Tucson.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    TY /ABL
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ISBN

  • 9781137278746
  • 1137278749