| Richard J. Ablin | |
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| Born | 1940 |
| Died | 2023 (aged 82–83) |
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Richard J. Ablin was an American scientist, most notable for research on prostate cancer. According to the Wall Street Journal:
Richard Ablin, a professor of pathology at University of Arizona College of Medicine, discovered the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in 1970, and for nearly as long, he has argued that it should not be used for routine screening.
Early years
Ablin received a bachelor's degree from Lake Forest College in 1962 and a doctorate in microbiology from the University at Buffalo in 1967, where he received the distinguished alumni award in 2010.
Prostate cancer screening debate
Professor Ablin, who condemns the use of PSA for routine prostate cancer screening, was the subject of an interview published in New Scientist in February 2014. He said he hoped to expose how the urology community and drug industry misused the PSA test, putting money over the best interests of patients, adding: "I also want to show how the US Food and Drug Administration failed in its duty to the public: its advisers warned that routine PSA screening would cause a public health disaster, but it was approved under pressure from advocacy groups and drug companies."
Career
Ablin was an immunologist at Hektoen Institute for Medical Research and Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. While a member of the Biology and Genetics Program of Arizona Cancer Center, he published his 4th book, Metastasis of Prostate Cancer in 2007.
Ablin died on October 6, 2023.
References
- Should Men Get PSA Tests to Screen for Prostate Cancer?, Wall Street Journal, Feb 14, 2013
- University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Pathology profile. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). - Prostate cancer test has been misused for money, New Scientist, Feb 12, 2014
- Kotulak, Ronald. "A healthy sex life is, well, good and healthy", Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 135th year, number 256, September 13, 1981, section 1, page 18. (subscription required)
- "Arizona Cancer Center staffer publishes 4th Book", Tucson Citizen, Tucson, Arizona, volume 137, number 250, October 18, 2007, Calendar section, page 25. (subscription required)