Screening for cancer: Lessons learned from the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial

Robert L. Grubb; Paul Pinsky; Philip C. Prorok; Gerald L. Andriole

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2015.04.026

Screening for cancer: Lessons learned from the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial

Robert L. Grubb, Paul Pinsky, Philip C. Prorok, Gerald L. Andriole

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Take Home Message While the PLCO Cancer Screening trial demonstrated no observed mortality benefit associated with screening for prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen and rectal exam, the knowledge gained about prostate cancer and screening and resources developed in completing the trial make the trial a success.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	545-546
Number of pages	2
Journal	European Urology
Volume	68
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2015.04.026
State	Published - Oct 1 2015

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