Dear Sirs: The last two paragraphs of this article could be lifted out of this article and be attached to the majority of experts' views prior to March 2009 when two studies published interim results that did not find a reduction in the cancer specific death rate in one instance and in both studies uncovered an large and ungly number of patients requiring treatment to save one life.  I find this recurring theme to be consistent with studies that show that historically Prostate Cancer Specialists recommend treatment methods which are biased toward their specialty.  I am hopeful that this variation of the "same song, second verse" will some day change.  Hopefully, people like Dr. Otis Brawley will continue to speak out even if it requires taking a position that is inconsistent with the huge flow of dollars that are at stake in the Prostate Cancer arena.
Sincerely,
Brad Mullinax