TY  - EJOU
AU  - LaSpina, Mark 
AU  - Haas, Gabriel P. 

TI  - Update on the diagnosis and management of  prostate cancer
T2  - Canadian Journal of Urology

PY  - 2008
VL  - 15
IS  - Suppl.4
SN  - 1488-5581

AB  - Early detection of prostate adenocarcinoma (prostate 
cancer) through screening tests such as a serum prostatespecifi c antigen (PSA) test and a digital rectal examination 
(DRE) enables primary care physicians and urologists to 
offer patients a broader choice of treatments that are also 
more likely to provide a cure. Whether men are being over 
treated or over diagnosed through the widespread use of 
screening tests remains controversial. This review aims to 
provide general practitioners with a better understanding 
of different prostate cancer tests that can be performed and 
to help them decide which patients should be referred to a 
urologist for an ultrasound-guided biopsy.
KW  - prostate adenocarcinoma
KW  -  early cancer detection
KW  -  prostate-specifi c antigen
KW  -  digital rectal  exam

DO  -