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1Urology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Cannizzaro, Via Messina 829, 95126 Catania, Italy. frank.aragona@virgilio.it
European Urology
|April 14, 2005
Abstract
Objective:
To establish the incidence of prostate cancer (PCa) in Sicily in patients who entered an early detection protocol.
Methods:
From February 2002 to February 2004, 16,298 subjects aged 40-75 entered the protocol. Patients with suspicious DRE, PSA>10 ng/ml, PSA
Results:
3266 patients were eligible for biopsy; PSA was
Conclusions:
Age and serum PSA levels are the major risk factors for PCa. On their basis it is possible to modulate the most suitable timing for early diagnosis in individual patients.
