The two-year pilot phase of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) trial concluded September 29, 1994. The goals, organization, operation, and recruitment status of the trial are discussed. The PLCO trial is a 16year randomized controlled screening trial involving 148,000 male and female
Diabetes mellitus and prostate cancer risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
β Scribed by Michael F. Leitzmann; Jiyoung Ahn; Demetrius Albanes; Ann W. Hsing; Arthur Schatzkin; Shih-Chen Chang; Wen-Yi Huang; Jocelyn M. Weiss; Kim N. Danforth; Robert L. Grubb; Gerald L. Andriole; for the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Trial Project Team
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 246 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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