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SUBMITTER: Shoag J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4909529 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
European urology 20160507 1
The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial randomized men to usual care or annual prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for 6 yr and digital rectal examination for 4 yr. This trial found no difference between the intervention and usual care arms of the study in the primary end point of prostate cancer (PCa)-specific mortality. The PLCO trial results have had a major impact on health policy and the rate of PSA screening in the United States. We analyzed the 13-y ...[more]