title: [Prostatic examinations of mass groups and early detection of cancer of the prostate].
abstract: Epidemiological survey of carcinoma of the prostate in Toyama Prefecture was recently combined with the mass group study concerning the prostate gland conducted for the past several years. The impact of prostatic diseases was estimated and some problems involved in the mass group study were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katayama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*