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Effect of a low-intensity PSA-based screening intervention on prostate cancer mortality: The CAP randomized clinical trial

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Importance Prostate cancer screening remains controversial because potential mortality or quality-of-life benefits may be outweighed by harms from overdetection and overtreatment. Objective To evaluate the effect of a single prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening intervention and standardized diagnostic pathway on prostate cancer–specific mortality. Design, Setting, and Participants The Cluster Randomized Trial of PSA Testing for Prostate Cancer (CAP) included 419 582 men aged 50 to 6...

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10.1001/jama.2018.0154

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0000-0002-7992-7719
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0000-0001-8318-8907
Publisher:
American Medical Association Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of the American Medical Association Journal website
Volume:
319
Issue:
9
Pages:
883-895
Publication date:
2018-03-06
Acceptance date:
2018-01-17
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EISSN:
1538-3598
ISSN:
0098-7484
Pmid:
29509864
Language:
English
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828768
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pubs:828768
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2020-06-10

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