This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access. Similar content being viewed by others Estimating the rate of overdiagnosis with prostate cancer screening: evidence from the Finnish component of the European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer Ar...
The European Randomized Study of Screening in Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) was less affected by screening contamination of the control arm, and a cancer-specific survival benefit for the screening arm was seen by 7–8years (RR, 0.70–0.80). Based on these studies, it is reasonable to conclude ...
The much vaunted test for prostatic cancer, prostate specific antigen, is not sufficiently sensitive or specific to be effective as a diagnostic screening ... S Griffiths - 《Mens Health | Bmj》 被引量: 0发表: 2010年 Promoter methylation of MCAM, ERα and ERβ in serum of early stage pro...
What is the role of iFOBT in screening for colorectal cancer? Policy makers will need to consider if it has one, not only as an adjunct to gFOBT screening, but also as a primary screening test. DF Ransohoff - Gut 被引量: 24发表: 2007年 What is the role of the (1→3)-β-d-...
How is prostate cancer diagnosed? The most common way to check for prostate cancer is to have a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. If your PSA is high, you may need a prostate biopsy to figure out the cause. A biopsy means that your doctor takes tissue samples from your prostat...
The article presents information on prostate cancer screening. It discusses the potential harms and benefits of prostate cancer screening with serum prostate specific antigen (PSA). Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force regarding PSA s...
Screening is widespread in human medicine, though it is increasingly a subject of controversy and debate.3Large-scale programs in human medicine to promote testing for specific diseases have been widely used, such as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer and mammography for det...
Prostate cancer screening: what we know and what we need to know. OBJECTIVE: To critically evaluate the evidence for recommending the screening of asymptomatic men for prostate cancer with a blood test to detect a prostat... BS Kramer - 《Annals of Internal Medicine》 被引量: 589发表: 1993...
Based on these studies, it is reasonable to conclude that there is a survival benefit for screening, but it may not extend to older men (>75years) who have undergone prior screening. 展开 关键词: Prostate cancer Screening Prostate-specific antigen Randomized studies ...
The prostate is a small gland in males that aids in reproduction. Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, and when it's detected early, often by a simple blood test, it has the best chance for successful treatment.