Prediction of significant prostate cancer diagnosed 20 to 30 years later with a single measure of prostate-specific antigen at or before age 50.

BACKGROUND: We previously reported that a single prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measured at ages 44-50 was highly predictive of subsequent prostate cancer diagnosis in an unscreened population. Here we report an additional 7 years of follow-up. This provides replication using an independent data se...

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Main Authors: Lilja, H, Cronin, A, Dahlin, A, Manjer, J, Nilsson, P, Eastham, J, Bjartell, A, Scardino, P, Ulmert, D, Vickers, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011