Prostate Cancer
Studies from R.K. Nam and co-authors have provided new information about prostate cancer
Published in Cancer Weekly, November 27th, 2007
"Purpose To construct a clinical nomogram instrument to estimate individual risk for having prostate cancer ( PC) for patients undergoing prostate specific antigen ( PSA) screening, using all risk factors known for PC. Patients and Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study of 3,108 men who underwent a prostate biopsy, including a subset of 408 volunteers with normal PSA levels," researchers in Toronto, Canada report.
"Factors including age, family history of PC ( FHPC), ethnicity, urinary symptoms, PSA, free: total PSA ratio, and digital rectal examination ( DRE) were incorporated in the model. A nomogram was constructed to assess risk for any and high-grade PC (...
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