Stockholm3 - A new option to detect Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second most often diagnosed cancer and the sixth most prevalent cause of cancer mortality in males globally.1 It is usually screened by measuring prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood. However, the PSA test results in unnecessary biopsies, over-diagnosis, over-t...
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Prostate cancer is the second most often diagnosed cancer and the sixth most prevalent cause of cancer mortality in males globally.1 It is usually screened by measuring prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood. However, the PSA test results in unnecessary biopsies, over-diagnosis, over-treatment, and higher expenses.2 The Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, developed the Stockholm3 test to overcome PSA test’s shortcomings.
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| spelling | doaj.art-c523b63953ea4bc3811f081ede78f8df2023-05-25T04:22:17ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822022-04-0172410.47391/JPMA.5109Stockholm3 - A new option to detect Prostate CancerMoosa Zulfiqar Ali0Roshaan Ahmad1Amna Akmal2Medical College, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, PakistanMedical College, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan Medical College, Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan Prostate cancer is the second most often diagnosed cancer and the sixth most prevalent cause of cancer mortality in males globally.1 It is usually screened by measuring prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood. However, the PSA test results in unnecessary biopsies, over-diagnosis, over-treatment, and higher expenses.2 The Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, developed the Stockholm3 test to overcome PSA test’s shortcomings. ---Continue https://www.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/5109 |
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| title_full | Stockholm3 - A new option to detect Prostate Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Stockholm3 - A new option to detect Prostate Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stockholm3 - A new option to detect Prostate Cancer |
| title_short | Stockholm3 - A new option to detect Prostate Cancer |
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