Estimating the sensitivity of a prostate cancer screening programme for different PSA cut-off levels: A UK case study
Policy decisions about prostate cancer screening require data on the natural history of histological cancers and the resulting impact of screening. However, the gold standard procedure required to identify true positive histological cancer is a full autopsy of the gland which is not possible in scre...
Main Authors: | Leal, J, Welton, N, Martin, R, Donovan, J, Hamdy, F, Neal, D, Noble, S, Lane, A, Wolstenholme, J |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018
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