Changes in case mix and treatment patterns in prostate cancer in Saskatchewan during the prostate specific antigen testing era

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• 作者：Jon M. Tonita ; David Skarsgard and Nazeem Muhajarine
• 关键词：Prostate ; Cancer ; PSA test ; Case mix ; Time trends
• 刊名：Cancer Causes and Control
• 出版年：2009
• 出版时间：March, 2009
• 年：2009
• 卷：20
• 期：2
• 页码：201-209
• 全文大小：488.3 KB

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Background The prostate specific antigen (PSA) test became available in Saskatchewan in 1990 as a part of the provincial health plan. The purpose of this population-based study was to describe the changes in case mix and treatment patterns for prostate cancer following its introduction.