The PSA is far from perfect, but at present is the best marker for the early diagnosis of aggressive, organ confined and curable prostate cancer.
For the U.S. Preventive Task Force to advise that healthy men should not get routine PSA testing does a distinct disservice to many men who would otherwise die a particularly unpleasant death from prostate cancer otherwise diagnosed at an early and curable stage.
**Since the PSA era, prostate cancer deaths have been reduced by more that 30%.
-The YES Network will broadcast an extended length version of Dr. Deepak Kapoor’s interview discussing the importance of early detection of prostate cancer during the Yankee-National pregame show for Father’s Day. It will air during the Batting Practice Today segment, sometime between 60 and 30 minutes prior to game time.