Lest We Abandon Digital Rectal Examination as a Screening Test for Prostate Cancer

Basler and Thompson would continue to recommend both prostate-specific antigen and digital rectal examination for patients who desire screening for prostate cancer until the prostate, lung, colorectal, ovarian cancer screening trial is complete and observations are validated.

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Published in:JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1998-12, Vol.90 (23), p.1761-1763
Main Authors: Basler, Joseph W., Thompson, Ian M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnosis, Differential
Editorials
Humans
Male
Mass Screening - methods
Medical screening
Palpation
Physical examinations
Predictive Value of Tests
Prostate cancer
Prostate-Specific Antigen - blood
Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Prostatic Neoplasms - immunology
Prostatic Neoplasms - prevention & control
Rectum - diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography - methods
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Summary:Basler and Thompson would continue to recommend both prostate-specific antigen and digital rectal examination for patients who desire screening for prostate cancer until the prostate, lung, colorectal, ovarian cancer screening trial is complete and observations are validated.
ISSN:0027-8874
1460-2105
DOI:10.1093/jnci/90.23.1761