Prevention encompasses more than screening

PSA in screening for prostate cancer: more good than harm or more harm than good?

The aim of screening for prostate cancer is to detect malignancy at an early and potentially treatable stage, thereby increasing the chance of cure. Although serum PSA has been used as a screening test for prostate cancer for over 20 years, the practice is controversial. As a screening test for prostate cancer, PSA lacks sensitivity and specificity for early disease. Furthermore, screening may ...

Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells of SiglecH Encompasses More Than Control Diphtheria Toxin Receptor under the Cell Depletion in Mice That Express

Secondary prevention of stroke: more than just aspirin or warfarin.

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DNA-Based Vaccine Is More Efficient than Non-Pathogenic Live Vaccine for the Prevention of HPV16 E7-Overexpressing Cancers

  Introduction: Vaccinology provides promising approaches for the control of various infectious diseases. Among different strategies, DNA vaccines offer attractive research opportunities for development of vaccines for induction of antigen-specific immunity owing to their stability, simplicity of delivery, safety and cost effectiveness. However, there is a need to increase their potency by the ...

Prevention of prostate cancer: more questions than data.

Established risk factors for prostatic adenocarcinoma include increasing age, ethnical origin (race), and familial/hereditary factors. Moreover, the epidemiology of the disease gives some indications that its etiology is probably not only genetic but also environmental. Pathological studies support the fact that geographic differences in incidence and prevalence do not stem from genetic variati...