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Implementation and first results of the Czech nationwide prostate cancer screening pilot programme

2026-01-13

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<h4>Background</h4> In 2022, the European Union recommended piloting organised prostate cancer screening. Subsequently, the Czech Republic launched a nationwide pilot programme fully reimbursed by public health insurance in January 2024 to reduce the high incidence of late-stage prostate cancer and the widespread unorganised prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. <h4>Objective</h4> To describe the strategy, me...

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10.64898/2026.01.05.26343424
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