Opinion: Did my prostate cancer screening do more harm than good?

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Source: STAT News

Original: https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/21/what-psa-screening-gets-wrong-prostate-cance...

Published: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0000

The author of the article was diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer after screening. He was very close to undergoing surgery. However, he did not need this operation. Screening led to unnecessary risk of treatment.