test; Prediction of the number of persons who will be diagnosed with prostate cancer for 1998 in the United States; Mortality rate associated with prostate cancer; Importance of the PSA test; Availability of the PSA test; Va...
Books, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses describing models, guidelines, gold standards, treatment algorithms, and critical issues were also considered for a better characterization of the topic. Excluded studies were unrelated to the scope of this review (e.g., focusing only on heterosexual ...
The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance recommends conservative management of men with ‘low-risk’ localised prostate cancer, monitoring the disease using prostate-specific antigen (PSA) kinetics and re-biopsy. Howev
This is the first study suggesting a need for guidelines to encourage prostate-specific antigen (PSA) monitoring that considers life expectancy, risk ofrecurrence, and the values and preferences of cancer survivors rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, said senior author Louise Walter, MD, ch...
We use decision curve analysis to review and validate strategies for bone scan staging in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer, comparing them against major clinical guidelines. The aim is to identify optimal strategies for bone scan staging in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients. Subjects...
Asthma control is the central focus of Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines, which is defined as the extent to which the various manifestations of asthma observed in the patient are reduced or removed by treatment. It is determined by the interaction between the patient's genetic back...
We know that the PSA test is not ideal, but we also know that the guidelines that exist to help GPs and men decide whether PSA testing is right for them are not being followed consistently, they’re not understood, and we believe that something quite simple could be done to ensure that...
Unlike the DNA microarray community, which has established standards for data submission and storage, such as minimum information about a microarray experiment (MIAME) [86] these guidelines have not yet been implemented for antibody microarrays. Most of the analysis tools in use for proteome-analysis...
Overall, opinions towards PSA testing as an aid were generally positive. Better education about the current PSA screening guidelines for medical trainees is imperative, particularly given that shared decision-making is of great importance when counseling patients on cancer screening....
Those who have received chest radiation should also undergo preconception screening for valvular heart disease [14••]. Echocardiography in pregnant women with pre-existing cardiovascular disease During pregnancy, overall guidelines are lacking with respect to standard intervals for routine re-imaging ...