FIRST EXPERIENCE IN SCREENING OF PROSTATE CANCER IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
Results of prostate cancer screening in 3 regions of the Republic of Belarus for 2011 were presented. A total of 13023 men were examined. Of them, 835 (6,4 %) patients had a PSA level above 4 ng/mL. Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy was done in 490 patients. Prostate cancer was revealed...
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| Language: | Russian |
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Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk National Research Medical Center
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Сибирский онкологический журнал |
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| Online Access: | https://www.siboncoj.ru/jour/article/view/134 |
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| Summary: | Results of prostate cancer screening in 3 regions of the Republic of Belarus for 2011 were presented. A total of 13023 men were examined. Of them, 835 (6,4 %) patients had a PSA level above 4 ng/mL. Transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy was done in 490 patients. Prostate cancer was revealed in 114 (23,3 %) patients. The percentage of patients with stage IV prostate cancer was decreased from 19 % to 7 % and the frequency of radical treatments was increased from 30 % to 70,3 % in the regions of screening |
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| ISSN: | 1814-4861 2312-3168 |