Ability of community-based prostate cancer screening to target an appropriate and underserved population

作     者：Jared Moss Eric Heidel Jason Johnson Chase Powell Erin Dittrich Susan Rawn Paul D Terry Mitchell Goldman W Bedford Waters Wesley M White 

作者机构：Division of Urologic Surgerythe University of Tennessee Medical Center Department of Surgerythe University of Tennessee Medical Center Departments of Public Health and Surgerythe University of Tennessee 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Methodology》 (世界方法学杂志)

年 卷 期：2015年第5卷第2期

页      面：10-12页

学科分类：07[理学] 0701[理学-数学] 070101[理学-基础数学] 

基　　金：the men who participated in prostate cancer screening at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.No external financial support 

主　　题：Prostate cancer Screening Outcomes Prostate specifc antigen Community health 

摘      要：Screening is not universally beneficial due to over-and under-diagnosis,and false positives that beget additionaltesting and associated adverse events and *** examined data from all men who participated in a mass community prostate cancer screening between May 2009 and September *** data contained information regarding patient demographics,family history of prostate cancer,lower urinary tract symptoms,prior history of prostate cancer,most recent digital rectal examination,and the presence of an established relationship with a *** American Urological Association screening recommendations were then applied to determine the appropriateness of our outreach effort.A total of 438 men(mean age 66.5 years) underwent screening.A total of 106(24.2%) patients in our study met contemporary criteria for *** these men,the vast majority was well educated,well insured,and well informed about the need for prostate cancer *** on these data,mass community-based prostate cancer screening does not appear to identify and screen at-risk *** efforts at mass screening should more carefully target men most likely to benefit.