Incidence and mortality of incidental prostate cancer: a Swedish register-based study

In a national register-based study of incidence trends and mortality of incidental prostate cancer in Sweden, we found that a significant proportion (26.6%) of affected men diagnosed died of their disease, which challenges earlier descriptions of incidental prostate cancer as a non-lethal disease.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Andrèn, O, Garmo, H, Mucci, L, Andersson, S-O, Johansson, J-E, Fall, K
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2009
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2634678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19088721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6604834
Descripción
Sumario:In a national register-based study of incidence trends and mortality of incidental prostate cancer in Sweden, we found that a significant proportion (26.6%) of affected men diagnosed died of their disease, which challenges earlier descriptions of incidental prostate cancer as a non-lethal disease.

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