| Title |
Overdiagnosis and overtreatment of early detected prostate cancer
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|---|---|
| Published in |
World Journal of Urology, February 2007
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00345-007-0145-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
C. H. Bangma, S. Roemeling, F. H. Schröder |
| Abstract |
Early detection of prostate cancer is associated with the diagnosis of a considerable proportion of cancers that are indolent, and that will hardly ever become symptomatic during lifetime. Such overdiagnosis should be avoided in all forms of screening because of potential adverse psychological and somatic side effects. The main threat of overdiagnosis is overtreatment of indolent disease. Men with prostate cancer that is likely to be indolent may be offered active surveillance. Evaluation of active surveillance studies and validation of new biological parameters for risk assessment are expected. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4 | 33% |
| Comoros | 1 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| Australia | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 5 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 92% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 131 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 18% |
| Researcher | 17 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 26 | 19% |
| Unknown | 23 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 54 | 40% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 11% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 5% |
| Engineering | 7 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 12% |
| Unknown | 30 | 22% |
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