title: Estimate of population coverage with the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test to screen for prostate cancer in a metropolitan area of northern Italy.
abstract: The use of the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test in the period 1999-2000 in a population of 311 822 men, aged 40 years or more, resident in Milan, Italy, was examined. Data were drawn from the outpatient database of the local health information system. A total of 139 350 PSA tests were used in 83 943 subjects. Overall, 26.9% of the male population aged 40 or older, with no history of prostate cancer, received a PSA test in the 2 year study period. For subjects older than 50 the rate rose to 34%. Results show a high coverage of the male population in northern Italy with screening using the PSA test for prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology Unit, Local Health Authority of Milan, Corso Italia 19, 20122 Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Autelitano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bellini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bisanti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010821:Physicians, Family; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen