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0:37 What is PSA and what role does it play in cancer screening?
2:03 What role do blood tests play in screening prostate cancer?
6:30 In what context would a patient be advised to take a blood test?
8:00 How are blood test results usually interpreted?
10:21 Is high grade prostate cancer considered slow growing if it is caught early?
11:10 What is the difference between a tissue biopsy and a blood test?
12:31 Does insurance usually cover blood test?
12:40 What differentiates free PSA from standard PSA tests?
13:07 How long does it take to get the test results?
13:41 What should men do with a middling risk score?
15:04 Alex's conclusions


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