Would prostate cancer detected by screening with prostate-specific antigen develop into clinical cancer if left undiagnosed? A comparison of two population-based studies in Sweden.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the risk of over-diagnosing and over-treating prostate cancer if population-based screening with serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is instituted. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From a serum bank stored in 1980, PSA was analysed in 658 men with no previously known prostate cancer from...

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Hlavní autoři: Hugosson, J, Aus, G, Becker, C, Carlsson, S, Eriksson, H, Lilja, H, Lodding, P, Tibblin, G
Médium: Journal article
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: 2000