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Detection Alternatives

    • Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)
  • Accuracy of Prostate Weight Estimation by Digital Rectal Examination Versus Transrectal Ultrasonography , Journal of Urology. 173(1):63-65, January 2005 Loeb, Stacy; Han, Misop; Roehl, Kimberly A.; Antenor, Jo Ann V.; Catalona, William J.
  • Digital Rectal Examination , Campbell’s Urology, Eighth Edition. pp. 3063, H. Ballentine Carter, MD and Alan W. Partin, MD, PhD.
  • The Benefit and Cost of Prostate Cancer Early Detection. The Investigators of the American Cancer Society – National Prostate Cancer Detection Project , Cancer J. Clinical, 43: 134, 1993. Littrup, P.J., Goodman, A.C., and Mettlin, C.J.
  • Digital Rectal Examination for Detecting Prostate Cancer at Prostate-Specific Antigen Levels of 4 ng/mL or Less , Journal of Urology, March 1999, Vol. 161, pages 835 – 839, Gustavo F. Carvalhal, Deborah S. Smith, Douglas E. Mager, Christian Ramos and William J. Catalona
  • Progress Toward Identifying Aggressive Prostate Cancer, The New England Journal of Medicine, July 8, 2004, pp. 180 -181.
    • Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Testing
  • The Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test: Questions and Answers , National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 2004.
  • Practice Guidelines, American Family Physician, August 15, 2000.
  • Clinical Use of Prostate-Specific Antigen , Campbell’s Urology, Eighth Edition. pp. 3058 – 3060, H. Ballentine Carter, MD and Alan W. Partin, MD, PhD.
  • Use of Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) in Screening for and Monitoring Prostate Cancer, Oncology, February 2000.
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Best Practice Policy , Oncology Vol 14, No 2 pp. 267-286 (February 2000)
  • Prevalence of Prostate Cancer among Men with a Prostate-Specific Antigen Level ≤4.0 ng per Milliliter ; New England Journal of Medicine, May 27, 2004 350 (22) pages 2292 – 2294, Ian M. Thompson, MD, Donna K. Pauler, PhD, Phyllis J. Goodman, MS, Catherine M. Tangen, DrPH, M. Scott Lucia, MD, Howard L. Parnes, MDLori M. Minasian, MD, Leslie G. Ford, MD, Scott M. Lippman, MD, E. David Crawford, MD, John J. Crowley, PhD and Charles A. Coltman, Jr. MD
  • Prostate Cancers in Men with Low PSA Levels – Must We Find Them? , New England Journal of Medicine, May 27, 2004 350 (22) pages 2239 – 2246,
  • The Incidence of Prostate Cancer in a Screening Population With a Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen Between 2.5 and 4.0 ng/mL; Relation to Biopsy Strategy , Journal of Urology, March 2001 165(3) pages 757 – 760, Babaian, Richard J.; Johnston, Dennis A.; Naccarato, William; Ayala, Alberto; Bhadkamkar, Vijaya A.; Fritsche, Herbert Jr.
  • Report from Large NCI study Suggests PSA Testing Could be Done at Longer Intervals for Men Who Choose to Test , National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, May 2002.
  • Study Endorses Test for Prostate Cancer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Neil Rosenberg, March 29, 1999.
  • PSA Still Best Predictor of Prostate Cancer Recurrence, Prostate Cancer Foundation, Friday, September 19, 2005.
  • Editorial: More Information on Prostate Specific Antigen and Prostate Cancer, The Journal of Urology, Vol. 170, 457 – 458, August 2003.
    • PSA Velocity
  • PSA Velocity Needs to be Lowered in Younger Men, Data Suggest, Urology Times, Robert Nadler M.D., May 21, 2006.
  • Rapidly Rising PSA Levels Could Indicate BPH, Urology Times, Colleen M. Padia, September 1, 2005.
    • Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS)
  • Transrectal Ultrasound – Directed Prostate Biopsy , Campbell’s Urology, Eighth Edition. pp. 3063, H. Ballentine Carter, MD and Alan W. Partin, MD, PhD.
    • Combined testing (DRE and PSA)
  • Diagnostic Modalities , Campbell’s Urology, Eighth Edition. pp. 3056, H. Ballentine Carter, MD and Alan W. Partin, MD, PhD.
    • ProUroScan (Mechanical Imaging System)
  • Correlation of Mechanical Imaging and Histopathology of Radical Prostatectomy Specimens: A Pilot Study for Detecting Prostate Cancer, Journal of Urology, September 1998. Peter Neimczyk, Kenneth B. Cummings, Armen P. Sarvazyan, Edita Bancila, W. Steven Ward and Robert E. Weiss.
  • Mechanical Imaging: A New Technology for Medical Diagnostics, International Journal of Medical Informatics, 49 (1998), Armen Sarvazyan, 195 – 216.
    • Informed choice guidelines for patients
  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of Shared Decision Making for Prostate Cancer Screening , Archives of Family Medicine, Volume 8, July/August 1999, Robert J. Volk, PhD, Alvah R. Cass, MD, Stephen J. Spann, M, pp. 333 – 340.
  • Should You Get a PSA Test? A Patient-Doctor Decision, American Academy of Family Physicians, Version 3.0, 2003.

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Prostate Cancer

  • General Information
    • Prostate Cancer, Your Health Information, The Prostate Gland , Abbott Diagnostics.
  • Incidence
    • National Cancer Institute
      • Significance (Incidence and Mortality, Risk Factors , 3/11/05.
    • Cancer Surveillance Series: Interpreting Trends in Prostate Cancer – Part I: Evidence of the Effects of Screening in Recent Prostate Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Survival Rates , Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 12 1017 – 1024, June 16, 1999.
    • Decline in Prostate Cancer Mortality from 1980 to 1997, and an Update on Incidence Trends in Olmstead County, Minnesota, Roberts RO, Bergstralh EJ, Katusic SK, Lieber MMN, Jacobsen SJ, Journal of Urology 1999, February; 161(2): 259 – 33.
  • Effects of screening
    • Screening for Prostate Cancer: Recommendation and Rationale , Annals of Internal Medicine, December 3, 2002, Volume 137, Number 11, Pages 915 – 916.
    • Effect of Verification Bias on Screening for Prostate Cancer by Measurement of Prostate-Specific Antigen, Rinaa Punglia, M.D., Anthony D’Amico, M.D., William Catalona, M.D., Kimberly Roehl, M.P.H., and Karen Kuntz, ScD., New England Journal Of Medicine 349:4, July 24, 2003.
    • Prostate and Bladder Screening, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Martin M. Goldstein, MD, and Edward M. Messing, MD. pp. 1 – 13.
  • Outcomes measures
  • New approaches and techniques
    • Autoantibody Signatures in Prostate Cancer , New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 353:1224-1235, September 22, 2005, Number 12.
    • Novel Test May Improve Prostate Cancer Diagnosis , Prostate Cancer Foundation, Ed Edelson, Health Day Reporter, 2005.

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Organizations Focused on Prostate Cancer and Screening

  • American Urological Association (AUA)
    • The Management of Localized Prostate Cancer – A Patient’s Guide 1995
    • Prostate Cancer Awareness for Men (A doctor’s guide for patients developed by the American Urological Society. Based upon the PSA Best Practice Policy) 2000
    • Report on The Management of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer – Clinical Practice Guidelines 1995
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
    • Secretary of Health and Human Services article
  • American Medical Association (AMA) – JAMA
    • Featured AMA Council on Scientific Affairs (CSA) Report: Screening and Early Detection of Prostate Cancer , June 2000
    • Are Guidelines Following Guidelines? The Methodological Quality of Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Peer-Reviewed Medical Literature , JAMA, Vol. 281 No. 20, May 26, 1999 pp. 1900 – 1905
  • American College of Physicians (ACP) – Annals of Internal Medicine
    • Clinical Guideline, Part 1: Early Detection of Prostate Cancer: Prior Probability and Effectiveness of Tests, March 1, 1997, Volume 126, Issue 5, Pages 394 – 406.
    • Clinical Guideline, Part III: Screening for Prostate Cancer , March 15, 1997, Volume 126, Issue 6, Pages 480-484.
  • American Cancer Society (ACS)
    • Prostate Cancer – Treatment Guidelines for Patients , Version IV/July 2004
    • Cancer Statistics 2005 – A Presentation From the American Cancer Society 2005
    • How is Prostate Cancer Found? www.cancer.org
  • American Foundation for Urological Disease, Inc. (AFUD)
    • Prostate Disease www.afud.org
    • Prostate Specific Antigen www.afud.org
    • Prostate Cancer www.afud.org
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)
    • Evidence of Benefit (DRE, PSA, TRUS)
    • Summary of Evidence
    • The Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test: Questions and Answers , National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, 2004.
    • Report from Large NCI study Suggests PSA Testing Could be Done at Longer Intervals for Men Who Choose to Test , National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, May 2002.
    • Prostate, Lung, Colorectal & Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO)
    • Prostate Cancer Research Results From the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial: Fact Sheet.
  • American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
    • Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer , American Family Physician, April 1, 1998, John Naitoh, MD, Rebecca L Zeiner, MD, Jean B. Dekernion, MD
    • Recommendations for Periodic Health Examinations , Prostate Cancer www.aafp.org
    • Prostate Cancer: What You Need to Know www.familydoctor.org
  • American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
  • American College of Surgeons (ACS)
    • The National Survey of Prostate Cancer in the United States by the American College of Surgeons , Journal of Urology 1982; 127: Pages 928 – 934. Murphy GP, Matarajan N, Pontes JE, et al
    • Trends in Patterns of Care for Prostate Cancer , 1974 -1983: Results of Surveys by the American College of Surgeons. Journal of Urology 1986; 136: Pages 416 – 421. Schmidt JD, Mettlin C, Matarajan N, Murphy GP, et al
  • Center for Prostate Cancer – University of Minnesota
  • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
    • Screening for Prostate Cancer: Recommendations and Rationale , Annals of Internal Medicine, December 3, 2002, Volume 137, Number 11, Pages 915 -916.
    • Screening For Prostate Cancer, US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
    • Disease Prevention Guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force , Annals of Internal Medicine, January 15, 2002, Volume 136: Number 2, Pages 155 -156.
  • Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    • Reference to NIH studies on prostate disease
  • World Health Organization (WHO)

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U.S. Popular Periodicals

  • Taking on Prostate Cancer , Fortune. May 13, 1996. Andy Grove (Intel’s CEO)
  • Prostate Priorities , Time. October 4, 2004. Dr. Sanjay Gupta
  • PSA Test No Longer Gives Clear Answers, New York Times, June 20, 2005, Gina Kolata.
  • A Better Test Sought for Prostate Cancer, USA Today, December 12, 2005, p 7D.
  • The Silent Killer, Prostate Cancer Foundation, Fortune 2005.
  • How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, Men’s Health, November 2005, pp. 166 -183.
  • A New Approach to Cancer Screening, The Wall Street Journal, September 22, 2005, p. D1.
  • New Players Emerge In Shifting Market for Prostate Tests, Investors Business Daily, January 23, 2006, p.A9.
  • Value of Early Screening for Prostate Cancer is Touted, Wall Street Journal, Marilyn Chase, February 1, 1999.

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International Articles

  • Europe
    • United Kingdom
      • Screening for Prostate Cancer in the UK , British Medical Journal, October 6, 2001; 323: Pages 763 – 764.
  • ROW
    • Australia
      • Prostate Cancer Screening, Summary of the review prepared by the Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee. www.cancer.org.au/documents/NCPP_prostatecancer_links.pd

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