Imagine that screening, say, 10 million men each year costs $450 million annually ($45 each). But treatment for those who actually do contract the disease is projected to cost a quarter billion ($250 million).
It would be a waste of money to continue to pay for the tests.
Now, I do not want to be accused of supporting "Obamacare". Don't even try it. And there is nothing in this article that suggests that you can't pay for the PSA test yourself -- it's cheap, I do it each year. But if we're going to try to control health care costs, this is not the example to use.
Thanx for the comment. Good point about test costs.
I wonder how much the PSA is when done in conjunction with other blood tests cholesterol, sugar etc?
If it doesn’t get all cancers, why don’t they just do the digit in the office. 5-7 seconds in and done.