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Efficient pathway for early detection of prostate cancer concluded from a 5-year prospective study
✍ Scribed by E. P. Allhoff; S. G. Liedke; O. Gonnermann; C. G. Stief; U. Jonas; B. Schneider
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 503 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0724-4983
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✦ Synopsis
In a prospective study the statistical characteristics of digital rectal examination (DRE), transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), and serologic determination of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) were assessed in 1230 patients aged over 40 years. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were determined to be 80. 3%, 69.7o70, 58.9o70, and 86.7o70, respectively, for DRE; 76.5o7o, 62.3o70, 52.3°7o, and 83.1%, respectively, for *Acknowledged with the Cancer Award of the State of Lower Saxony,