Prostate-specific antigen-based population screening for prostate cancer: current status in Japan and future perspective in Asia

Prostate-specific antigen-based population screening for prostate cancer: current status in Japan and future perspective in Asia

In Western countries, clinical trials on prostate cancer screening demonstrated a limited benefit for patient survival. In the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, the rate of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing remains very low compared with Western countries, and the benefits of population-ba...

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Main Authors: Yasuhide Kitagawa, Mikio Namiki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-06-01
Series:Asian Journal of Andrology
Subjects:
free prostate-specific antigen; pro-prostate-specific antigen; prostate cancer; prostate cancer gene 3; prostate-specific antigen-based population screening; serum prostate-specific antigen distribution
Online Access:http://ajandrology.com/article.asp?issn=1008-682X;year=2015;volume=17;issue=3;spage=475;epage=480;aulast=Kitagawa

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