PSA-based screening for prostate cancer: a comparative analysis / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
;
(12): 559-562, 2013.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-350859
ABSTRACT
PSA-based screening has always been one of the controversial topics among urological researchers. In spite of its benefit in detecting early prostate cancer, PSA-based screening may not only result in widespread overdiagnosis and overtreatment of an often indolent disease, which is life-threatening in only a minority of patients, but also subject participators to such complications as erectile dysfunction and incontinence. Besides, whether PSA-based screening can reduce prostate cancer specific mortality has received considerable attention. This review offers a comparative analysis of recent studies on PSA-based screening for prostate cancer.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prostatic Neoplasms
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Blood
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Prostate-Specific Antigen
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
National Journal of Andrology
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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