The identification and screening of men at high risk for developing prostate cancer.
It is estimated that the lifetime risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer is 1 in 5. The identification of risk factors, including age, African-American ancestry, family history, and possibly diet and environmental factors, has allowed health care professionals the opportunity to identify, screen, and study men at the greatest risk of developing prostate cancer. The risk factors, current screening tools, and the informed consent process for men participating in a prostate cancer screening program are outlined.
Grumet
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Englewood-Mount Sinai Cancer Risk Assessment and Counselling Program, Mount Sinai School of Medicine/Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D010808:Physical Examination; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography
D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen