Early diagnosis of prostatic cancer: disease-related survival improvement or extension of observation time?
Ruoppolo, M.
Archivio Italiano di Urologia Andrologia Organo Ufficiale di Societa Italiana di Ecografia Urologica e Nefrologica 77(3): 169-172
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1124-3562 PMID: 16372514 Document Number: 594931
It is well recognized that prostate cancer represents the most common cancer in men in western countries and it is the second leading cause of cancer death. Although prostate cancer detection has improved, we still have to establish to what extent our diagnostic tools are correlated with the clinical prognosis. This task of distinguishing more aggressive disease from relatively benign cases remains a major goal. The findings of ongoing randomised screening studies should aid us in this task, so that we can avoid the treatment of those who do not need it and tailor our treatment strategy more closely to the individual prognosis.