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- Title
Response.
- Authors
Heijnsdijk, Eveline A. M.; de Koning, Harry J.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the aspects of early detection of prostate cancer (PCa) through prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. Topics include the implication of the screening on the reduction of PCa mortality, the treatment benefit considering the prostate cancer intervention versus observation trial (PIVOT), and the quantification of the benefits and complications of PSA testing and the aspects of the test's cost-effectiveness.
- Subjects
PROSTATE cancer; EARLY detection of cancer; PROSTATE-specific antigen; MORTALITY prevention; COST effectiveness
- Publication
JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2015, Vol 107, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
0027-8874
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jnci/djv111