Men’s Health: Inventor of PSA Prostate Test says he is “ashamed” the test has become a “Profit-Driven Public Health Disaster”

As I said several times in this blog, I predict that 700 years from now, they are going to look back at our medical practices as barbaric, backwards, and primitive, just as we look back on the “bloodletting” and leeches of the medical practices 700 years ago in Medieval times.

Richard J. Ablin, the man who invented the prostate-specific-antigen (PSA) test which is widely used to detect signs of early-stage prostate cancer says

 ……”I never dreamed that my discovery four decades ago would lead to such a profit-driven public health disaster. The medical community must confront reality and stop the inappropriate use of P.S.A. screening. Doing so would save billions of dollars and rescue millions of men from unnecessary, debilitating treatments”

“PSA is as effective as a coin toss”

…says the test’s inventor, Dr. Ablin, who has been frustrated by the widespread use of the test.

Each year, he notes, some 30 million men undergo PSA testing, at a cost of $30 Billion. Yet  he says “the test is hardly more effective than a coin toss.”

Albin further states, “As I’ve been trying to make clear for many years now, P.S.A. testing can’t detect prostate cancer and, more important, it can’t distinguish between the two types of prostate cancer — the one that will kill you and the one that won’t”

“Prostate cancer is a tricky disease

…because the cancer grows so slowly”. Says Dr. Albin. He also says ” A great many men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer will die of something else—long before the symptoms of the cancer catch up with them.”

As Dr. Ablin points out , because PSA testing is pervasive, “American men have a 16 percent lifetime chance of receiving a diagnosis of prostate cancer, but only a 3 percent chance of dying from it.”

47 Impotent men to for one [possibly] successful treatment?

Dr, Albin makes reference to a European study showed a small decline in death rates, but also found that 48 men would need to be treated to save one life.

“That’s 47 men who, in all likelihood, can no longer function sexually or stay out of the bathroom for long,” Albin adds, referring to the fact that treatments, that “they can lead to long-term incontinence and/or impotence.”

PSA testing does have a [limited] place.

….acknowledges Dr. Albin. He says “After treatment for prostate cancer, for instance, a rapidly rising score indicates a return of the disease. And men with a family history of prostate cancer should probably get tested regularly. If their score starts skyrocketing, it could mean cancer”.

But he goes on to say, “these uses are limited. Testing should absolutely not be deployed to screen the entire population of men over the age of 50, the outcome pushed by those who stand to profit.”

…..remember, this is the inventor of the PSA test talking

My personal belief

…….is first and foremost that nutrition can prevent and perhaps even reverse cancer (see my “you might also like” links below). My personal belief also is we have been “duked” by the Medical Establishment.

That doesn’t mean I am giving any man advice on what he should do or not do, with his body. I am just a believer in having the courage to look at all the evidence and make a sound decision.

“Jury Duty Philosophy”

…..is what I call the philosophy in that every adult is assumed to be competent enough to look at evidence and then make a sound decision. We must do the same with our health.

The text from this article has been mostly taken from a more thorough article on this subject and is a MUST READ for any man interested in this subject matter. Make sure you read the comments and follow the links.

Some of my other Prostate Health articles, and other Good Reads on this subject:

Elevated PSA levels not necessarily a predictor for Prostate Biopsy

Questioning the need for Prostate Cancer screenings

Scientific Paper: Racial Differences in Parathyroid Gland Hormone Dynamics

My Top 10 Prostate Health Superfoods (Part 1)

My Top 10 Prostate Health Superfoods (Part 2)

Black Sesame Seeds Fight Prostate Cancer

Culinary Argan Oil Fights Prostate Cancer

Lycopene Unleashed (The Prostate Friendly Antioxidant)

The Gac Fruit, The Prostate’s Best Friend

The Prostate Cancer Fighting “Fantastic Four” !!! Broccoli, Green Tea, Turmeric, and Pomegranate

It’s Time to take control of your Prostate Health

The Importance of Gamma Tocopherol (Vitamin E) in Prostate Health

New Studies Reveal the importance of Zinc in Prostate Health

Prostate Cancer Risks Greatly Reduced by increasing Omega-3 vs. Omega-6 ratios in food

Why I’m Taking “A Knee” against the Medical Industry (The Kolin Kaepernick) Article

NaturalNews.com and other industry industry insiders now starting to say PSA tests are essentially useless

 

~stay healthy~

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5 Responses

09.26.16

An excellent article.

12.25.19

In my opinion: Read my story. A prostate cancer survival guide by a patient and victim. Beware, the ugly truth. What doctors are not telling you! Read the sad truth about prostate cancer over testing and treatment dangers and exploitation for profit by predatory doctors that no one will tell you about, even after it’s too late. The man that invented the PSA test, Dr. Richard Ablin now calls it: “The Great Prostate Mistake, Hoax and a Profit-Driven Public Health Disaster”. Prostate cancer dirty secrets, lies, exaggerations, deceptions, elder abuse, outdated testing and treatments. Any man over 50, anyone concerned about cancer in general, dangers from clinical trials, injuries and deaths from medical mistakes, should read this document. Read “A prostate cancer survival guide by a patient and victim, Beware, the ugly truth. Free information. Go to: http://www.yananow.org/display_story.php?id=1659

05.05.20

The BIG lie, “Prostate cancer screening and early detection saves men’s lives”. Let’s do the math: Per the USPSTF (a US government health agency): “A small benefit and known harms from prostate cancer screening” and “Only one man in 1,000 could possibly have a life saving benefit from screening”. However about 1.3 to 3.5 deaths per 1,000 from prostate blind biopsies. Also 5 men in 1000 died and 20.4% had one or more complications within 30 days of a radical prostatectomy. This does not include deaths and injuries from other procedures, medical mistakes, increased suicide rate, ADT therapy complications, heart attracts, etc, caused by screening and treatments. Does prostate cancer screening put men’s health and lives in danger? YES! Early detection and treatment has killed or destroyed millions of men’s lives worldwide.
The man that invented the PSA test, Dr. Richard Ablin now calls it: The Great Prostate Mistake, Hoax and A Profit Driven Public Health Disaster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYii98gcejA

https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/prostate-cancer-screening1

https://medium.com/@drsadeghi/early-detection-disaster-4d4740ee5828

http://www.yananow.org/display_story.php?id=1659

https://urologyweb.com/

https://urologyweb.com/uro-health-blog/

https://grossovertreatment.com

https://medium.com/@bvorstman/is-psa-testing-for-prostate-cancer-bad-health-advice-7199618e56c5

05.05.20

Hey JJ,

Thanks for the GREAT comment, I haven’t checked out all your links yet, but from what I’ve clicked, your comment is a MUST READ!!!

This is probably my most passionate subject on all of my website, and this is also, and perhaps unfortunately, a subject where there is endless information and data to be investigated to see the scam.

One of the important simple things I told my friend yesterday, that and elevated PSA could be triggered because of ANY issues, not just prostate cancer. The other point I stress adamantly to black men is that we have a certain chemical composition with causes an abnormal triggering of false positive.

If the guy who invented the test is saying it is a “Profit Driven, Public Health Disaster….” how much more do we need to stop flying blind and looking into our health and wellness ourselves, and then making sound decision for our bodies and livelyhoods.

To all my readers PLEASE, PLEASE read this comment and click at least a few of the links before moving on to the ESPN website. Invest 30 minutes of your life into “your life”.

Health, and happiness to all
Doug at GAIA Health Blog

09.16.20

Cancer Registries, mandatory privacy breaches: Months after my cancer treatments ended I started receiving disturbing advertisements and clinical trial offer in the form of indiscreet postcards and letters. The SEER database staff referred to my state cancer registry. After some investigating, I learned; 1. Per HIPAA and state laws cancer reporting is mandatory (excluding skin cancer). 2. By law, your cancer records cannot be deleted or sealed and are often not protected. 3. HIPAA has numerous exceptions and loopholes. 4. Anyone with a reason can apply for access to all cancer records in the database. Multiple names with unknown backgrounds can be submitted by one person. 5. Researchers, students and others can have immediate access to your records however if you want a copy you will be required to fill out forms and verify your identity. 6. Cancer Registry WebPages will tell you “Your information is safe” and “your information is de-identified” and how very important your privacy is to them. This is all lies. The convoluted disclosures, advertisements and clinical trial offers will indicate otherwise. Also files that have been de-identified can easily be RE-indentified 87% of the time using only the birthrate, sex and zip code (all contained in the de-identified file) and using the appropriate software. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvV-f0hFowA The only deterrent a patient can try is submitting a formal opt-out request for clinical trials to his or her state cancer registry. However, this may only give partial confidentiality. The responsibility will be left to the patient to submit the request, the patient will not be informed or contacted by the registry otherwise. http://ccr.ca.gov/Inside_CCR/FAQ.shtml https://www.naaccr.org/hipaa-resources-cancer-registries/

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