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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ella Pickover

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Prostate cancer screening breakthrough as harms linked to testing reduced | Mind Blowing Facts

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Prostate cancer screening may be a step closer after a study suggested that harms linked to testing have reduced thanks to advances in medical technology.

Screening for prostate cancer has been heavily debated in medical circles due to potential harms including side effects from biopsies and unnecessary testing for those with no clinically significant cancer.

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