Title |
Personalized prostate cancer screening among men with high risk genetic predisposition- study protocol for a prospective cohort study
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Published in |
BMC Cancer, July 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2407-14-528 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
David Margel, Ofer Benjaminov, Rachel Ozalvo, Liat Shavit Grievink, Inbal Kedar, Rinat Yerushalmi, Irit Ben-Aharon, Victoria Neiman, Ofer Yossepowitch, Daniel Kedar, Zohar Levy, Mordechai Shohat, Baruch Brenner, Jack Baniel, Eli Rosenbaum |
Abstract |
Prostate cancer screening among the general population is highly debatable. Nevertheless, screening among high-risk groups is appealing. Prior data suggests that men carrying mutations in the BRCA1& 2 genes may be at increased risk of developing prostate cancer. Additionally, they appear to develop prostate cancer at a younger age and with a more aggressive course. However, prior studies did not systematically perform prostate biopsies and thus cannot determine the true prevalence of prostate cancer in this population. |
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