Prostate specific antigen for screening for prostate cancer: an appraisal of Thai reports.

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dc.contributor.authorWiwanitkit, Virojen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T17:52:35Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T17:52:35Z
dc.date.issued2004-10-18en_US
dc.descriptionAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 11 references.en_US
dc.description.abstractProstate cancer is the most common cancer in male populations in many parts of the world. It is a slowing growing deadly cancer with very few signs and symptoms in the early stage. For screening, prostate specific antigen (PSA) has been proposed as a marker in the serum. It is widely employed in western countries, but use of PSA for prostate cancer screening in developing Asian countries is not generalized. Here, the author performed an appraisal on the diagnostic properties of serum PSA in screening prostate cancer among the Thais. Four reports from the literature were recruited for further metanalysis of a total of 1,321 cases. The overall diagnostic activity with regard to sensitivity, specificity, false positive and false negative rates, values being 95.8 %, 66.2 %, 33.8 % and 4.2 %, respectively. Therefore the test has good sensitivity, and sufficiently good diagnostic properties for screening when compared to digital rectal examination (DRE). However, serum PSA cannot be used for a definitive diagnosis, for which pathological confirmation is also necessary.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330 Thailand. wviroj@pioneer.netserv.chula.ac.then_US
dc.identifier.citationWiwanitkit V. Prostate specific antigen for screening for prostate cancer: an appraisal of Thai reports. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2004 Oct-Dec; 5(4): 406-8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/38071
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.apocp.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMass Screening --methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshProstate-Specific Antigen --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshProstatic Neoplasms --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshSensitivity and Specificityen_US
dc.subject.meshThailand --epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleProstate specific antigen for screening for prostate cancer: an appraisal of Thai reports.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeMeta-Analysisen_US
dc.typeReviewen_US
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