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. 2011 Feb;16(1):20-1.
doi: 10.1136/ebm1165. Epub 2011 Jan 12.

Meta-analysis finds screening for prostate cancer with PSA does not reduce prostate cancer-related or all-cause mortality but results likely due to heterogeneity - the two highest quality studies identified do find prostate cancer-related mortality reductions

Monique J Roobol  1 , Sigrid Carlsson, Jonas Hugosson
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Meta-analysis finds screening for prostate cancer with PSA does not reduce prostate cancer-related or all-cause mortality but results likely due to heterogeneity - the two highest quality studies identified do find prostate cancer-related mortality reductions

Monique J Roobol et al. Evid Based Med. 2011 Feb.
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