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  • The results, from what is called the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, were presented Wednesday at the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians and published online by the Journal of the American Medical Association.

    X-Rays No Help Against Lung Cancer Ron Winslow 2011

  • Immune Molecule That Plays Role in Prostate Cancer in: Health & Fitness

    Immune Molecule That Plays Role in Prostate Cancer | Impact Lab 2007

  • Immune Molecule That Plays Role in Prostate Cancer | Impact Lab

    Immune Molecule That Plays Role in Prostate Cancer | Impact Lab 2007

  • An insert informed us that a gift had been made in our name to Prostate Cancer, to Breast Cancer (covering all the bases), and to Conservation International (“to protect life on Earth,” CI says on its website).

    I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen Amy Wilentz 2006

  • An insert informed us that a gift had been made in our name to Prostate Cancer, to Breast Cancer (covering all the bases), and to Conservation International (“to protect life on Earth,” CI says on its website).

    I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen Amy Wilentz 2006

  • FEIG: The early signs of prostate cancer can now be measured with a blood test, called the Prostate Specific Antigen test or PSA.

    CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2004 2004

  • Enlargement of the Prostate is usually the result of acute or chronic inflammation, though it is not infrequently found in elderly persons and those who have been addicted to great excesses, without the occurrence of the acute form of the disease.

    Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life. 1877

  • That decision was based on findings from five well-controlled clinical trials, including a major American study called the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian PLCO cancer screening trial, which studied P.S.A. testing in nearly 77,000 men ages 55 to 74.

    NYT > Home Page By TARA PARKER-POPE 2012

  • In the U.S. study, known as the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial, the investigators reported no overall mortality benefit (that is, no reduction in rates of death due to prostate cancer) from a program of combined screening with PSA testing and a doctor's direct examination (digital rectal exam) during a follow-up of just over 10 years.

    U.S. News 2009

  • The National Cancer Institute and the Department of Veterans Affairs are co-sponsoring a study, called the Prostate Cancer Intervention Versus Observation Trial, to compare radical prostatectomy -- which is removal of the gland -- and expectant management on patient survival and overall quality of life.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2008

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