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Assessment of harms, benefits, and cost-effectiveness of prostate cancer screening: A micro-simulation study of 230 scenarios.

Abraham M GetanehEveline A M HeijnsdijkMonique J RoobolHarry de Koning
Published in: Cancer medicine (2020)
PSA screening beyond age 64 is not cost-effective and associated with a higher risk of overdiagnosis. Similarly, starting screening before age 55 is not a favored strategy based on our cost-effectiveness analysis.
Keyphrases
  • prostate cancer
  • radical prostatectomy
  • clinical evaluation