Cost-effective prostate cancer detection. Reduction of low-yield biopsies. Investigators of the American Cancer Society National Prostate Cancer Detection Project.

PJ, Littrup; RA, Kane; CJ, Mettlin; GP, Murphy; F, Lee; A, Toi; R, Badalament; R, Babaian

doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19941215)74:12<3146::aid-cncr2820741214>3.0.co;2-z

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Cost-effective prostate cancer detection. Reduction of low-yield biopsies. Investigators of the American Cancer Society National Prostate Cancer Detection Project.

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Authors:

Littrup PJ

Kane RA

Mettlin CJ

Abstract

Background In hopes of limiting low-yield prostate biopsies, results of digital rectal examination (DRE), transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), prostate specific antigen (PSA) and age-related PSA values, gland-volume-adjusted PSA levels, and longitudinal PSA changes were analyzed to identify their cost-eff...

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