title: Prostate cancer trends in southeast Michigan 1973-1992.
abstract: Prostate cancer incidence has been increasing in the United States (US) for many decades. This increased has been accelerating since 1989. It is speculated that this trend of increased incidence is due primarily to the use of the prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening test. This study describes prostate cancer trends in southeast Michigan since 1973.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology, Michigan Cancer Foundation, Detroit.
authors.forename: R Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Demers
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000639:trends*; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen