controversial new position. the task force which says men should not be screened routinely for the psa test. as you probably know by now, it it s a simple blood test, and it s the only screen test for prostate cancer, which is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. the american cancer society supports these new guidelines and other groups do not. i m here today with dr. otis sprawly from the american cancer society and also dr. scott miller, who says not screening could cost lives. we ll get to that denit bait, but, first, i want to explain some of the reasoning behind the new recommendations. basically they say that more people could end up harmed by unneeded treatment after a worrisome psa result than are saved by early detection. now, we talk about these numbers a lot, but it s not an abstract number. i want to bring in dr. jeffrey stark, a pediatrician in houston who last year became a prostate cancer patient himself. welcome back. hanks for joining us. as i sa