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New study suggests significant overdiagnosis of prostate cancer in Europe – IARC
Sep 9, 2024, 14:40

New study suggests significant overdiagnosis of prostate cancer in Europe – IARC

IARC – International Agency for Research on Cancer shared the following on LinkedIn:

A new study, published today in The BMJ, suggests significant overdiagnosis of prostate cancer in Europe due to highly variable patterns of opportunistic testing with a blood test that measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA).”

Prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Europe and implications for screening activities: population based study

Authors: Salvatore Vaccarella, Mengmeng Li, Freddie Bray, Rune Kvale, Diego Serraino, Valentina Lorenzoni, Anssi Auvinen, Luigino Dal Maso

New study suggests significant overdiagnosis of prostate cancer in Europe - IARC

Source: IARC – International Agency for Research on Cancer/LinkedIn