PSA screening and 15-year prostate cancer mortality

JAMA

2024-04-06

(Press-News.org) About The Study: A single invitation for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening compared with standard practice without routine screening reduced prostate cancer deaths at a median follow-up of 15 years in this secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. However, the absolute reduction in deaths was small.

Authors: Richard M. Martin, B.M., B.S., Ph.D., of the University of Bristol in Bristol, United Kingdom, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2024.4011)

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