Screening: Diagnostic dilemma

Emily Sohn
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Nature, 2015, vol. 528, issue 7582, S120-S122

Abstract: The standard blood test for prostate cancer led to a spike in diagnoses of the disease. But the technique's results are often misleading — and conflicting studies have not helped to forge a consensus.

Date: 2015
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