Effectiveness of screening for prostate cancer
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1Department of Health, Housing and Community Services, Canberra.
Australian Family Physician
|August 1, 1993
Abstract:
In this, our second article, we assess the value of screening for prostate cancer. There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine digital rectal examination as an effective screening test for prostate cancer in asymptomatic men. It is recommended that tumour markers, such as prostate specific antigen, and transrectal ultrasound are not used for routine screening purposes.