Journal Reviews

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Prostate cancer mortality among elderly men after discontinuing organised screening

4 March 2024 | | Urologic Oncology | Elderly men, Mortality, Overdetection, Prostate-specific antigen, Prostatic neoplasms, Screening

This study presents ground-breaking insights into discontinuing prostate cancer (PCa) screening in previously screened elderly men, aiming to mitigate the risk of overdiagnosis and overtreatment in the face of other-cause mortality. Examining men aged 70–74 who had undergone prostate specific...

Predicting bone scan positivity in non-metastatic CRPC

1 May 2016 | | Urologic Oncology | Disease-Free Survival, Metastasis, Mortality, Prostate Cancer, Prostatectomy, Prostate Specific Antigen

There is evidence that suggests that early treatment with chemotherapy, immunotherapy or hormone therapy leads to a better response in patients with asymptomatic metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). This study aimed to predict bone scan positivity in patients with...