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[Prospective evaluation of prostate cancer screening in men with a family history of the disease].
Der Urologe. Ausg. A - 1 Aug 2006
Paiss T, Herkommer K, Kahn D, Gschwend J E, Küfer R, Maier C, Vogel W, Högel J, Hautmann R E
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BACKGROUND: Family history is one of the strongest risk factors for prostate cancer. In this prospective study we evaluated the results of prostate cancer screening performed in healthy brothers of prostate cancer patients. The detection rate of prostate cancer and the positive predictive value of the examinations were determined. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study population comprised 513 healthy men who were 38-75...
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