Screening for prostate cancer: what are the benefits ?
Main Article Content
Abstract
In men of advanced age, the epithelial cells of the prostate gland undergo substantial stress-associated changes that may result in DNA damage. The aging prostate gland acquires several cancer cell foci originating from special clonal transformation. Most of these foci never develop into clinically detectable cancer.
Article Details
Issue
Section
Review Article
The journal allows the authors to hold the copyright without restrictions and allow the authors to retain publishing rights without restrictions.
How to Cite
Screening for prostate cancer: what are the benefits ?. (2012). Universa Medicina, 31(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.18051/UnivMed.2012.v31.1-3
References
Gelmann EP. Complexities of prostate cancer risk. N Engl J Med 2008;358:961-3.
Carter H. Prostate cancers in men with low PSA levels – must we find them? N Engl J Med 2004;350: 2292-4.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for prostate cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2008;149:185-91.
Barry MJ. Screening for prostate cancer among men 75 years of age or older. N Engl J Med 2008;350:2515-6.
Schwarttz LM, Woloshin S, Fowler FJ Jr, Welch HG. Enthusiasm for cancer screening in the United States. JAMA 2004;291:71-8.