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Aktuelle Urol 2003; 34(4): 242-243
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41605
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

First Year of Mass Screening for Prostatic Cancer in Yaizu City

Erstes Jahr eines Prostatakrebs-Massenscreenings in Yaizu CityK.  Kawabe1 , A.  Ishikawa1
  • 1Urology Service, Yaizu City Hospital, Yaizu-shi, Japan
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25 August 2003 (online)

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Abstract

Three thousand one hundred and twenty men out of the target population of 22, 195 men underwent PSA (prostatic specific antigen) determinations as the mass screening test for CAP (prostatic cancer). Three hundred and sixty men showed high (≥ 4.0 ng/ml) PSA values and proceeded to the secondary examinations. Prostatic biopsies were done on two hundred and twelve men, 35 % (74) of them had CAP. The detection rate was 2.4 % of the total examinees.

Key words

Prostatic cancer - prostatic specific antigen - mass screening - prostatic biopsy

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