Screening for Prostate Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Chou, Roger; M. Croswell, Jennifer; Dana, Tracy; Bougatsos, Christina; Blazina, Ian; Fu, Rongwei; Gleitsmann, Ken; Koenig, Helen; Lam, Clarence; Maltz, Ashley; Bruin Rugge, J; W. Lin, Kenneth

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-155-11-201112060-00375

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Screening for Prostate Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Published in Annals of Internal Medicine • Dec 6, 2011

Authors:

Roger Chou

Jennifer M. Croswell

Tracy Dana

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Screening can detect prostate cancer at earlier, asymptomatic stages, when treatments might be more effective. PURPOSE: To update the 2002 and 2008 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force evidence reviews on screening and treatments for prostate cancer. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (2002 to July 20...

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Medicine

Task force

Prostate cancer

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