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Medical group to say men don't need prostate cancer screenings, source says

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Medical group to say men don't need prostate cancer screenings, source says

Elizabeth Cohen,
Senior Medical Correspondent

Updated 3:06 PM EST,
Thu October 6, 2011

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to give prostate specific antigen testing a "D" rating

Group also told women in their 40s that they don't need mammograms

It says tests bring "small or no reduction" in prostate cancer deaths

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/06/health/prostate-screening/index.html?hpt=hp_t2




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