Prostate Cancer: Does PSA screening do more harm than good?doi:10.1038/nrurol.2009.63FarleySuzanne J.OAINature Reviews Urology
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Then you'll have repeat PSA tests once every 6 to 12 months for about 5 years. If your doctor says chances are high that your cancer will come back, you may need them once every 3 months. If your PSA levels stay normal, you can switch to once-a-year PSA tests. Ask your doctor h...
MP86-14 DOES A SECOND CONFIRMATORY PSA ABOVE 4.0NG/ML LEAD TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF MORE CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT PROSTATE CANCER?1. Establish independent SWOG operations at the Portland VA Medical Center. 2. Establish processes that enable site to maintain accrual goals for site through life of project...
nPSA is a strong independent predictor of freedom from PSA failure and PFS in patients with low and intermediate-risk localized prostate cancer treated with RT alone. Longer follow-up and larger patient numbers are required to confirm these observations. 展开 ...
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Eastham JA, Scardino PT, et al.: Long-term prediction of prostate cancer: prostate-specific antigen (PSA) velocity is predictive but does not improve the predictive accuracy of a single PSA measurement 15 years or more before cancer diagnosis in a large, representative, unscreened population. ...
Meta-analysis finds screening for prostate cancer with PSA does not reduce prostate cancer-related or all-cause mortality but results likely due to heterogeneity - the two highest quality studies identified do find prostate cancer-related mortality reductions. Evid Based Med 2011;16:20-1....
New York, NY - Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have found that change in PSA levels over time — known as PSA velocity — is a poor predictor of prostate cancer and may lead to many unnecessary biopsies. The new study of more than 5,000 men was published online ...
Does a higher body mass index mean a lower PSA? Anomaly could lead to delay in diagnosis of prostate cancer in overweight menAn abstract is unavailable.doi:10.1097/01434893-200504000-00011CarlsonRobertOncology Times Uk