Prostate Cancer
Duke University describes research in prostate cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, May 8th, 2007
Scientists discuss in "Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and PSA velocity for prostate cancer detection in men aged <50 years" new findings in prostate cancer. In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To identify threshold values of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and PSA velocity (PSAV) to optimize the assessment of the risk of prostate cancer in young men, as prostate cancer is detected increasingly in men aged <50 years. Data for a group of 12 078 men, including 1622 with prostate cancer, were retrieved from the Duke Prostate Center Database. Based on the latest date for a PSA assay, these men were divided into two age groups of <50 and...
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