Comparison of Digital Rectal Examination and Serum Prostate Specific Antigen in the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer: Results of a Multicenter Clinical Trial of 6,630 Men

J. Catàlona, William; P. Richie, Jerome; R. Ahmann, Frederick; A. Hudson, M’Liss; T. Scardino, Peter; C. Flanigan, Robert; B. deKernion, Jean; L. Ratliff, Timothy; R. Kavoussi, Louis; L. Dalkin, Bruce; Bedford Waters, W.; T. Macfarlane, Michael; C. Southwick, Paula

doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35233-3

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Comparison of Digital Rectal Examination and Serum Prostate Specific Antigen in the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer: Results of a Multicenter Clinical Trial of 6,630 Men

Published in The Journal of Urology • May 1, 1994

Authors:

William J. Catàlona

Jerome P. Richie

Frederick R. Ahmann

Abstract

To compare the efficacy of digital rectal examination and serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) in the early detection of prostate cancer, we conducted a prospective clinical trial at 6 university centers of 6,630 male volunteers 50 years old or older who underwent PSA determination (Hybritech Tande...

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Rectal examination

Medicine

Transrectal ultrasonography

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