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About one in five elderly U.S. men get invasive tests to look for prostate tumors even though they may not live long enough to benefit from treatment, a recent study suggests. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a government-backed…

Elderly men who have prostate cancer surgery face heightened risks of complications — and the majority have the procedure at hospitals with less-than-optimal outcomes, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers found that of more than 115,000 U.S. men who had their…