Screening history and risk of death from prostate cancer: a nested case–control study within the screening arm of the Finnish Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (FinRSPC)

• Published in: Cancer causes & control Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 695 - 703
• Main Authors: Talala, Kirsi, Walter, Stephen, Taari, Kimmo, Tammela, Teuvo L. J., Kujala, Paula, Auvinen, Anssi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.04.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cancer Research; Death; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Health risks; Hematology; Medical screening; Oncology; Original Paper; Prostate cancer; Prostate-specific antigen; Public Health; Finland; Screening; Prostate cancer; Case–control study; Mortality

Purpose We assessed the risk of death from prostate cancer (PCa) in relation to men’s screening histories, i.e., screening attendance among men who were offered screening. Methods Men in the Finnish Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (FinRSPC) screening arm were invited to up to three...