Dépistage du cancer de la prostate: actualité

Article Article scientifique Article Dépistage du cancer de la prostate: actualité fre 2009 author Tawadros T author Doerfler A author Treuthardt Cécile 689245 author Praz Valentin 49579 author Levi F author Zouhair A author Berthold D author Bauer J author Iselin Christophe 29699 author Jichlinski P 2438-2441 20088117 1660-9379 http://rms.medhyg.ch/numero-228-page-2438.htm Prostate cancer screening using PSA is controversial because of a low specificity and detection of non clinically relevant cancer. Two important studies have been published recently. One of two studies suggests a 20% lowering in specific prostate cancer mortality due to PSA screening. This benefit is relevant but implies at a high risk of overtreatment and treatment-related complications. Currently PSA screening is only proposed as an individual screening for informed patients. Humans Male Prostate-Specific Antigen/blood Prostatic Neoplasms/blood/diagnosis Dewey 617 57 Département de chirurgie 222 false 81 Groupe Iselin Christophe (urologie) 106 Revue médicale suisse 5 228 4d4bd905-f604-4520-b65d-d6b9d738b478 Article (Published version) Restricted 2009_tawadros_rev_med_suisse.pdf 2823376 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

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