European Urology SupplementsLane A, Howson J, Mason M, Neal D, Donovan J, Hamdy F. Prostate cancer detection in men aged 45-49 years in the UK PROTECT (prostate testing for cancer and treatment) trial. Eur Urol Suppl 2006;5:318 (abstract no. 1182)....
sensitivity of the HADS in the context of prostate cancer testing. In addition, a longitudinal Dutch screening study reported no significant adverse effects on psychological health after receipt of a negative biopsy result (Essink-Bot et al, 1998). This study used a general measure for anxiety, ...
PSA testing has been under scrutiny before as only one in three men with a positive PSA test have cancer and one in seven men with prostate cancer do not have raised PSA levels. This latest study suggests that Black men may be significantly more likely to undergo diagnostic testing, including...
16-year mortality from breast cancer in the UK Trial of Earaly Detection of Breast Cancer BACKGROUND: The UK Trial of Early Detection of Breast Cancer (TEDBC) is a non-randomised study, which was set up in 1979 to investigate the effect of scree... SM Moss - 《Lancet》 被引量: 311...
Population-based prostate-specific antigen testing in the UK leads to a stage migration of prostate cancer SUBJECTS AND METHODS In the 'Prostate Testing for Cancer and Treatment' trial (ProtecT), men aged 50–69 years were recruited from nine cities in the ... AL Moore,P Dimitropoulou,A ...
The current approach to prostate cancer diagnosis in the UK and many other HICs relies on "informed choice" PSA testing, meaning men aged 50 or over with no symptoms can request the test from their doctor after a discussion of the risks and benefits. ...
p pBackground/p pThe role of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing in the early detection of prostate cancer is controversial. Current UK policy stipulates that any man who wishes to have a PSA test should have access to the test, provided he has been given full information about the ben...
"I have been put under 'active surveillance' and come into the clinic at The Royal Marsden every six months for repeat PSA testing and MRI scans. "Whilst the realization that I have cancer came as a shock; I feel better knowing that it has been identified at a very early stage. I als...
PSA testing for prostate cancer: an online survey of the views and reported practice of General Practitioners in the UK DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-6-24 Jo Brett, Eila Watson, Paul Hewitson, Colleen Bukach, Adrian Edwards, Glyn Elwyn, Joan Austoker Full-Text Cite this paper Add to My Lib ...
. This is likely affected by the high frequency of pre-trial PSA testing trial among the participants, as well as common screening in the control arm during the study (contamination). Also, the biopsy compliance was low and hence the difference in cumulative incidence in prostate cancer was...