title: Early detection of prostate cancer.
abstract: Prostate cancer is of increasing concern because its mortality has not decreased significantly in the last 30 years. It is suggested that a reduction in death rate may be possible as a result of early detection of the disease, but several factors indicate that presently, routine screening cannot be justified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Chicago, Ill.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Chodak
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*