Impact of Increased Number of Biopsies on the Nature of Prostate Cancer Identified

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
3877143	The Journal of Urology	2006	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

The increasing number of prostate biopsies obtained at diagnosis increases cancer detection but the impact on disease characteristics remains unclear. Our data suggest that the risk stratification of prostate cancers is independent of biopsy number (6 or greater) in a contemporary cohort of men.

Keywords

PSA Prostate specific antigen Biopsy Early diagnosis Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment Cancer of the Prostate Strategic Urologic Research Endeavor Prostatic neoplasms Nomograms prostate-specific antigen CAPRA CaPSURE

Related Topics

Health Sciences Medicine and Dentistry Nephrology

Preview

Impact of Increased Number of Biopsies on the Nature of Prostate Cancer Identified

Authors

Maxwell V. Meng, Eric P. Elkin, Janeen DuChane, Peter R. Carroll, CaPSURE Investigators CaPSURE Investigators,