Prostate cancer screening improves quality of life by catching disease before it spreads, study finds

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

Men treated for prostate cancer who were diagnosed after the start of routine screening had a significantly reduced risk of the disease spreading to other parts of the body (metastases) within 10 years of treatment, compared to men who were treated prior to the use of routine screening, according to the first study of its kind.

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