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Evaluating the impact of age on prostate cancer overdiagnosis using long-term follow-up from a randomised trial

2026-01-28 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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Prostate cancer overdiagnosis is detection of prostate cancer through PSA testing that otherwise would not have been diagnosed within the patients lifetime. It is a major concern to policymakers due to its impact on quality of life. We used long-term followup data from the CAP randomised trial of a one-off screen, and English male competing mortality rates (2021-23), to estimate the impact of age on excess prostate cancer incidence within 15 years ( overdiagnosis) using competing risks methods. ...

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