Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3879762 | The Journal of Urology | 2006 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Although screened men 55 to 75 years old with a father or a brother having prostate cancer themselves are at a substantially greater risk for the disease, the clinical presentation, treatment modalities and prognosis by biochemical progression are not different compared to sporadic cases.
Keywords
PFHPSACDRPPVERSPCNFHTRUSsurvival analysisProstate specific antigenpositive predictive valueEuropean Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate CancerRelative riskRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerfamily healthTransrectal ultrasoundMass screeningWatchful waitingcancer detection rateProstatic neoplasms
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Authors
Stijn Roemeling, Monique J. Roobol, Stijn H. de Vries, Claartje Gosselaar, Theo H. van der Kwast, Fritz H. Schröder,