Findings from a prostate cancer screening program in a Japanese population

Although Asia has a very low incidence of prostate cancer in comparison with other Asian countries, Japan has one of the highest incidence （30.4 per 100 000） and mortality rates （5 per 100 000） from prostate cancer, according to the 2012 GLOBOCAN estimates. Kitagawa et al. conducted a retrospective...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Asian journal of andrology 2014-11, Vol.16 (6), p.922-922
Main Authors: Ranasinghe, Weranja K B, Persad, Raj
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer screening
Humans
Invited
Male
Mortality
Prostate cancer
Prostate-Specific Antigen - blood
Prostatic Neoplasms - immunology
PSA
亚洲国家
人口
前列腺癌
发病率
日本
特异性抗原
筛查
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Although Asia has a very low incidence of prostate cancer in comparison with other Asian countries, Japan has one of the highest incidence （30.4 per 100 000） and mortality rates （5 per 100 000） from prostate cancer, according to the 2012 GLOBOCAN estimates. Kitagawa et al. conducted a retrospective analysis of the populationbased trends of prostate-specific antigen （PSA） screening conducted in men, between the ages of 54 and 69 years in Kanazawa city, which comprises of about a third of the Japanese population. In this annual screening program, they demonstrated a decreasing trend in the median serum PSA levels in men diagnosed with prostate cancer,
ISSN:1008-682X
1745-7262
DOI:10.4103/1008-682X.135128