Benefits and harms of prostate cancer screening - predictions of the ONCOTYROL prostate cancer outcome and policy model

• Main Authors: Nikolai Mühlberger (Author), Kristijan Boskovic (Author), Murray D. Krahn (Author), Karen E. Bremner (Author), Willi Oberaigner (Author), Helmut Klocker (Author), Wolfgang Horninger (Author), Gaby Sroczynski (Author), Uwe Siebert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background A recent recalibration of the ONCOTYROL Prostate Cancer Outcome and Policy (PCOP) Model, assuming that latent prostate cancer (PCa) detectable at autopsy might be detectable by screening as well, resulted in considerable worsening of the benefit-harm balance of screening. In this...