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Pain relievers may complicate prostate screening

08-Sep-2008
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By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taking a popular class of pain relievers that includes aspirin and ibuprofen lowers the levels of a protein in a man's blood that doctors use to screen for prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday. But the researchers said it is unclear whether this means these men have a lower risk for developing prostate cancer or these medications may make it harder to detect... [read full story]                    

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