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20562797

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
Prostate cancer has the highest tumour incidence in the male population and represents 9.2% of cancer-related deaths. The most commonly used screening technique up to the present has been serum measurement of PSA which has led to a marked increase in the number of prostate cancer cases diagnosed every year. Nevertheless PSA in the early diagnosis of prostate cancer has many limitations. It can lead to a very high number of unnecessary biopsies in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia and, in addition, may also lead to an overdiagnosis and overtreatment of clinically insignificant neoplasias. Moreover many neoplasias are already present with PSA within normal limits. It is clear, therefore, that new biomarkers for the diagnosis and follow-up of prostate cancer have to be developed. We present a review of the literature in which we have analysed the most promising biomarkers in terms of sensitivity and diagnostic specificity for prostate cancer and which are currently under study, analysing recent developments and future prospects.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0393-2249
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
62
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
163-78
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
[Biomarkers of prostate cancer. A review].
pubmed:affiliation
Chirurgia Urologica, Andrologica e Tecniche Mini-Invasive, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italia. mearini@unipg.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review