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The feasibility and results of a population-based approach to evaluating prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer in men with a raised familial risk.
British journal of cancer - 27 Feb 2006
Melia J, Dearnaley D, Moss S, Johns L, Coulson P, Moynihan C, Sweetman J, Parkinson M C, Eeles R, Watson M
Abstract excerpt
The feasibility of a population-based evaluation of screening for prostate cancer in men with a raised familial risk was investigated by studying reasons for non-participation and uptake rates according to postal recruitment and clinic contact. The levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and the positive predictive values (PPV) for cancer in men referred with a raised PSA and in those biopsied were analysed....
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