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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
A PSA test does not give you a diagnosis, so declaring false positives and false negatives is a misnomer. It is an indicator which needs to be evaluated in consultation with a urologist. If you are a male aged 40 or over, it is asinine not having a physical every year and a PSA test done as part of your blood work.
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False positive or false negative has nothing to do with a diagnosis. The concern with PSA testing is that it was leading to unnecessary biopsy's. The second link I posted stated that clinically PSA testing should be used more to assess how treatment is working.