Prostate cancer remains the greatest killer of m black ne
worldwide but caught early by screening it is curable!.
Screening therefore is life saving but Nigeria has no
screening programme for any cancer let alone for prostate.
As screening is vital, we must be aware of the pros and cons
of screening - READ ON
'Re: Sharing evidence about pros and cons of screening
The most extensive work on modeling in prostate cancer
screening has been done by Ruth Etzioni at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Institute, Seattle, Washington.
For example, see:
for methodology also see:
Her work provides the underpinning for current guidelines by
the American Urological Association:
I think this request is not inappropriate on part of your
context experts as long as they understand that the modeling estimates will be
shrouded in major uncertainty. I have no doubt that if you make the “correct” assumptions,
you can make PCA screening a very attractive proposition, buying into
“expert’s” potential intellectual and financial COIs.
I will also not “fix” the issue that to date no trial has
yet to show an impact on overall survival/mortality.
Philipp Dahm, MD, MHSc, FACS Professor of Urology,
University of Minnesota'.
Joseph Ana
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Africa Center for Clin Gov Research &
Patient Safety
@ HRI West Africa
Group - HRI WA
Consultants in
Clinical Governance Implementation
Publisher: Health and
Medical Journals
8 Amaku Street Housing
Estate, Calabar
Cross River State, Nigeria
Cross River State, Nigeria
Phone No.
+234 (0) 8063600642
Joseph Ana has a cumulative continuous practice experience of over 40-years in
Nigeria, United Kingdom and Ghana as a Primary Health Care Physician, Public
Health Expert, General and Urological Surgeon, Health Policy Expert and
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