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MRI is standard for diagnosing prostate cancer in most western countries. But most U.S. men don’t get them - STAT

Published by STAT By Annalisa Merelli · 5 August 2026 at 11:34
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MRI is standard for diagnosing prostate cancer in most western countries. But most U.S. men don’t get them - STAT
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What the report says

Pre-biopsy MRI is standard outside the U.S., but the latest data show such scans were done in only about a third of U.S. prostate cancer cases in 2022.

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