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Screening for prostate cancerDespite recent advances in both the survival and cure rates for many forms of cancer, unfortunately the same has not been true for prostate cancer. In fact, the age-adjusted death rate from prostate cancer has not significantly improved since 1949, and prostate cancer remains the most common cancer in American men, causing the second highest cancer mortality rate. Topics discussed include the following: serum testosterone levels; diagnosis; mortality statistics; prostate-sppecific antigen (PSA) tests; and the Occupational Medicine Services policy at LeRC.
Document ID
19940012157
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Weirich, Stephen A. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: BioTechnology, Inc., Proceedings of the 1992 Annual Meeting NASA Occupational Health Program
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Accession Number
94N16630
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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