A comparative study of prostate cancer detection and management in China and in France
Michaël Peyromaure1,2, Kaili Mao1,2, Yinghao Sun2,3, Shujie Xia4,
Nin Jiang5, Shiqing Zhang6, Gongxian Wang7, Zhongmin Liu2, Bernard Debré1,2
Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.16, No.1, pp. 4472-4477, 2009
Abstract Objective: To compare the detection and management of prostate cancer in one French and six Chinese urological institutions.
Patients and methods: All the patients subjected to prostate biopsy for suspected prostate cancer in six Chinese urological institutions and in the department of urology of the Cochin hospital, France, between January 2003 and December 2005 were included. The characteristics of patients and tumors, and the management of prostate cancer were then analyzed.
Results: In the Chinese institutions, 95.8% of patients undergoing prostate biopsy presented with urinary disorders. The rate of abnormal digital rectal examination (DRE) ranged from 29.2% to… More >