Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-29
pubmed:abstractText
In a study of the familial risk of prostate cancer 17 sets of 2 brothers with prostate cancer were identified. A total of 34 first-degree relatives of these probands (sons and brothers, 55 to 80 years old) underwent an intensive screening examination that included prostate specific antigen, digital rectal examination, transrectal ultrasound and systematic as well as clinically directed core needle biopsies. Previously unsuspected and clinically relevant cancers were found in 8 men (24%), compared to the approximately 1 expected (p less than 0.01). Of these cancers 2 were detected by the systematic biopsies. This study emphasizes the importance of thorough screening in first-degree relatives of prostate cancer patients.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-5347
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
148
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
826-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
A screening study of prostate cancer in high risk families.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Medical School, Salt Lake City.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't