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Sigrid Carlsson

Researcher at University of Gothenburg

Publications -  60
Citations -  4447

Sigrid Carlsson is an academic researcher from University of Gothenburg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Prostate cancer & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 21 publications receiving 4002 citations. Previous affiliations of Sigrid Carlsson include Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center & Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

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Mortality results from the Göteborg randomised population-based prostate-cancer screening trial

TL;DR: It is shown that prostate cancer mortality was reduced almost by half over 14 years, however, the risk of over-diagnosis is substantial and the number needed to treat is at least as high as in breast-cancer screening programmes.
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Prostate Cancer Screening: Facts, Statistics, and Interpretation in Response to the US Preventive Services Task Force Review

TL;DR: Recently, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published a review of the evidence for screening for prostate cancer and made a clear recommendation against screening.