Major misquote on prostatecancerinfolink

prostatecancerinfolink.net/2016/06/14/another-step-toward-a-rational-risk-stratified-psa-testing-methodology/

They are reviewing an article and summarize as follows:

Lethal cases of prostate cancer were observed later in

82 percent of men with a PSA value above the median for their age at 40 to 49 years of age
71 percent of men with a PSA value above the median for their age at 50 to 54 years of age
86 percent of men with PSA value above the median for their age at 55 to 59 years of age

This was based on this sentence in the article:
"A total of 82%, 71%, and 86% of lethal cases occurred in men with PSA above the median at ages 40 to 49, 50 to 54, and 55 to 59 years, respectively."

The authors of the article are saying the vast majority of lethal cases observed in this sample occured in men with PSA above the median, not that the vast majority of men with PSA above median got lethal prostate cancer. I hope some medical reporter doesn't run with what is stated in the website.

It is confusing. I wrote a Comment on the site, with a suggestion for re-wording. Let's see how Mike (Sitemaster) takes the feedback.


The InfoLInk site's Comments are "moderated." That means, unlike HW, the sitemaster previews everything before they are posted and visible online. He'll get to it when he gets to it.

Post Edited (JackH) : 6/15/2016 9:45:39 AM (GMT-6)

Mike already corrected his error. Rare for him.

- Allen