"… more than 10 million colon cancer screening claims and more than 6 million prostate cancer screening claims for people at or over the suggested upper age limit of 75 …"

"… en rendered futile,” 15 percent of terminally ill men received prostate cancer screenings, while 9 percent of terminally ill women got mammogra …"

"… illion of this money was spent on testing men in their 90s — even though prostate cancer usually grows quite slowly.The decision to have Medicare pay for these con …"

"… ponsored by the late Sen. Ted Stevens, an Alaska Republican. Both men were prostate cancer survivors.After Congress authorized Medicare to pay for the tests, experts …"

"… gy. Breast cancer screenings include both film and digital mammograms, and prostate cancer screenings include digital rectal exams as well as prostate-specific antig …"

"… recommendation that healthy men should no longer be routinely screened for prostate cancer is fueling a continuing debate over unnecessary Medicare spending for canc …"

"… nes of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised men against routine prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test because the test …"

"… orce has finalized its view that men should avoid a controversial test for prostate cancer that was the subject of a Center for Public Integrity investigation last f …"

"…  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advised men against routine prostate cancer screening using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test because the …"

"… ile one in every 3,000 would die prematurely from complications related to prostate cancer treatment. prostate cancer is common, particularly in older men, and often …"

"… t disservice by disparaging what is now the only widely available test for prostate cancer, a potentially devastating disease.”The current debate surrounds the val …"

"… states. Atrazine has been studied for its potential link to breast cancer, prostate cancer, and birth defects, and the EPA considers it to be a potential endocrine d …"

"… in many insurance plans. Fourteen states do not require insurers to cover prostate cancer screening, though many plans may offer the benefit anyway.  Pros …"