Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer

Jody reviews the process of diagnosing prostate cancer including screening considerations, diagnostic modalities, and calculating prognosis.

Sources

USPSTF Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendation

UpToDate Articles:

• Benway, B & Andriole, G. Prostate biopsy
• Freedland, S. Measurement of prostate-specific antigen
• Preston, M. Screening for prostate cancer
• Richie, J. Localized prostate cancer: Risk stratification and choice of initial treatment
• Ross, A, D'Amico, A, & Freedland, S. Molecular prognostic tests for prostate cancer
• Taplin, M & Smith, J. Clinical presentation and diagnosis of prostate cancer
• Taplin, M & Smith, J. Initial staging and evaluation of males with newly diagnosed prostate cancer
• Tempany, C, Carroll, P, & Leapman, M. The role of magnetic resonance imaging in prostate cancer
• Yang, X. Interpretation of prostate biopsy

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