title: [Screening for prostate cancer: arguments "in favour"].
abstract: Prostate cancer is a problem of public health; the relevance of its mass screening remains to be demonstrated by the conclusions of ongoing randomized prospective studies of which the preliminary results are promising. Yet, non-randomised and/or retrospective studies report a benefit of screening-related mortality. On such basis, French scientific authorities currently recommend individual screening.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Bichat, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75877 Paris, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Echo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dominique
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ravery
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005602:France; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic