- mark kleckner's father died of prostate cancer at the age of 60. when mark was diagnosed at 46, he ran into a wall of confusion. - i immediately came to realize there isn't one specific protocol to treat the disease, and i became somewhatfrustr. - kleckner's frustration regarding treatment is widespread, and there's also confusion related to the screening process, disagreement over whether the psa blood test for prostate cancer actually saves lives. - two studies were published in the same issue of the new england journal last year, and the two studies had conflicting results. so this...this was a confusing topic that became more confusing. - yet another study questioning the psa test made headlines earlier this year. to further muddy the waters, a popular book with a horror-invoking title claims that prostate cancer is grossly overtreated, often causing side effects that are worse than the disease. - it's very confusing for patients and is very confusing for the physicians that take care of them, both primary-care doctors and urologists. - the psa