I just read this statistic: A new study covering more than 152,000 Medicare beneficiaries found that 6.9% of the men who underwent biopsies ended up in the hospital in the following 30 days.

We're all advised (men) to get a P.S.A. test, however, it pays to be an educated consumer. I recommend these sources for additional information.

1. The Great Prostrate Mistake by Richard Ablin (discovered P.S.A. in 1970)
2. U.S. Panel Says No to Prostate Screening for Healthy Men
3. Can Cancer Ever Be Ignored? 
4. A Prostate Biopsy Isn’t Always Benign 
   
5. Invasion Of The Prostate Snatchers: No More Unnecessary Biopsies, Radical Treatment, Or Loss Of Sexual Potency - Interview with Dr. Mark Scholz