Living with Probabilities

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Many more men die with unsuspected prostate cancer than from it. The probabilities favor either not getting it or having a latent form of it. But there is always the small chance that you will be one of the men who gets an aggressive form of prostate cancer that causes a painful early death. Do you prefer to accept this risk and play the greater probability that your life will not be affected? If so, the best choice may be not to screen. Or do you prefer to give yourself the best insurance against the chance of aggressive cancer? If so, early detection is the best insurance, so the choice would be to screen regularly.