The national-wide incidence of prostate-specific antigen testing trend for a decade in Korea by age group

To document nationwide serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing trends over the past decade and to investigate the impact of testing on prostate cancer (PCa) detection. Using annual National Health Insurance Service of Korea data for the period 2006 to 2016, PSA testing rates were investigated...

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Published in:Investigative and clinical urology 2022, 63(2), , pp.184-191
Main Authors: Ko, Young Hwii, Roh, Kwon-Chan, Kim, Byung Hoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Humans
Incidence
Male
Original
prostate cancer
Prostate-Specific Antigen
Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Prostatic Neoplasms - epidemiology
Republic of Korea - epidemiology
screening
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Summary:To document nationwide serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing trends over the past decade and to investigate the impact of testing on prostate cancer (PCa) detection. Using annual National Health Insurance Service of Korea data for the period 2006 to 2016, PSA testing rates were investigated for men aged ≥40 years by decade, and associations between test rates and registered PCa cases were analyzed. During the study period, the incidence of PCa increased about threefold (4,415 in 2006 to 15,046 in 2016). PCa incidences increased with age (p
ISSN:2466-0493
2466-054X
DOI:10.4111/icu.20210463