机构:
Kaiser Franz Josef Spital, Urol Abt, A-1100 Vienna, AustriaKaiser Franz Josef Spital, Urol Abt, A-1100 Vienna, Austria
Höltl, W
[1
]
机构:
[1] Kaiser Franz Josef Spital, Urol Abt, A-1100 Vienna, Austria
来源:
ONKOLOGIE
|
1998年
/
21卷
/
06期
关键词:
prostate cancer;
screening;
early detection;
D O I:
10.1159/000026896
中图分类号:
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号:
100214 ;
摘要:
Performance of screening for any disease generally should only be done in a closely informed verbal consent. The physician has to give objective information about the benefits and harms of probably necessary examinations and consecutive treatments. It does not make sense to perform screening without the precise knowledge of all what is scientifically proven in terms of screening. The following article is a critical overview of what is currently known on screening for prostate cancer.