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Prostate Specific Antigen Best Practice Statement: 2009 Update
The Journal of Urology, 11/02/09

Greene KL et al. – Although recently published trials show different results regarding the impact of prostate cancer screening on mortality, both suggest that prostate cancer screening leads to overdetection and overtreatment of some patients. Therefore, men should be informed of the risks and benefits of prostate cancer screening before biopsy and the option of active surveillance in lieu of immediate treatment for certain men diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Should Prostate Specific Antigen be Adjusted for Body Mass Index? Data From the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
The Journal of Urology, 11/12/09 Relevance Score: 83%

Men Older Than 70 Years Have Higher Risk Prostate Cancer and Poorer Survival in the Early and Late Prostate Specific Antigen Eras
The Journal of Urology, 10/21/09 Relevance Score: 83%

Natural History of Persistently Elevated Prostate Specific Antigen After Radical Prostatectomy: Results From the SEARCH Database
The Journal of Urology, 10/16/09 Relevance Score: 83%

Prostate specific antigen for early detection of prostate cancer: longitudinal study
British Medical Journal, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 83%

Proton MRS detects metabolic changes in hormone sensitive and resistant human prostate cancer models CWR22 and CWR22r
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 81%