Early diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer : observational studies in the National Prostate Cancer Register of Sweden and the Västerbotten Intervention Project
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing has caused a steep increase in the incidence of prostate cancer, especially the incidence of localised low risk disease. In order to decrease the overdiagnosis accompanied by PSA testing, analysis of inherited genetic variants have been suggested as potential...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Urologi och andrologi
2011
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-42843 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7459-134-7 |