An empirical evaluation of guidelines on prostate-specific antigen velocity in prostate cancer detection.

BACKGROUND: The National Comprehensive Cancer Network and American Urological Association guidelines on early detection of prostate cancer recommend biopsy on the basis of high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) velocity, even in the absence of other indications such as an elevated PSA or a positive d...

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Main Authors: Vickers, A, Till, C, Tangen, C, Lilja, H, Thompson, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011