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There’s good news in the prostate cancer screening world. The results of a study reviewing the compliance and effectiveness of prostate cancer screening among over 150,000 men and women who participated in Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial are very encouraging.
According to the research, published in the December issue of BJU Journal, "Just under five per cent of the men who took part in the prostate cancer element of the USA’s largest ever cancer screening trial were diagnosed with the disease and the majority of those were picked up by screening programmes." From the larger group, 38,349 men were randomly selected at random undergo a blood test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, as well as a digital rectal examination (DRE).
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Original post by Cancer Commentary and software by Elliott Back
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