Prostate Cancer Detection: Estimating The Screening Benefit
February 1st, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer diagnosisThe European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) has demonstrated that screening has the potential for reducing mortality from prostate cancer (PC).
In contrast, The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) trial showed no difference in PC mortality after comparing the number of men who died from PC in a screened population with that in a control population where screening was not recommended or performed on a systematic basis.