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...