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JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
Volume 174, Issue 2, Pages 495-499Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000165153.83698.42
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prostatic neoplasms; diagnosis; prostate-specific antigen; case-control studies
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Purpose: Screening of asymptomatic men with prostate specific antigen (PSA) remains a controversial issue. There is limited evidence that screening is effective in reducing mortality from prostate cancer. In the current study we determined if screening with PSA reduces the risk of metastatic prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: We conducted a population based case-control study among the residents of Metropolitan Toronto and 5 surrounding counties in Ontario, Canada. Data were obtained from 236 cases of metastatic prostate cancer and 462 controls randomly sampled from the source population and frequency matched to cases for age and area of residence. History of PSA testing, digital rectal examination, symptoms and other data were obtained from medical records and a self-administered questionnaire. The association between PSA screening and metastatic prostate cancer was measured by the Mantel-Haenszel odds ratio stratified by exposure observation time and other potential confounding factors. Results: In asymptomatic men, the frequency of PSA screening as determined from medical records was significantly lower among the cases compared with the controls (odds ratio 0.65, 95% confidence interval 0.45 to 0.93). The odds ratio was 0.52 (0.28 to 0.98) in men 45 to 59 years old and 0.67 (0.41 to 1.09) in those 60 to 84 years old. Conclusions: In this case-control study screening of asymptomatic men with PSA was associated with a significantly reduced risk of metastatic prostate cancer. The results need to be confirmed in randomized controlled trials.
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