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Is there a correlation between the age of the diagnosed prostate cancer patient and initial PSA result and final staging

Principal Investigator
Name
Alistair Wright
Degrees
MB ChB
Institution
Open University
Position Title
Student
Email
About this CDAS Project
Study
PLCO (Learn more about this study)
Project ID
PLCO-1482
Initial CDAS Request Approval
Feb 26, 2024
Title
Is there a correlation between the age of the diagnosed prostate cancer patient and initial PSA result and final staging
Summary
Data analysis project to determine if there is a correlation between the Age of the prostate cancer patient and the initial PSA result and final staging.

Some physicians feel prostate cancer when diagnosed in younger patient is a more aggresive cancer.

Unable to find any study whic confirms or denies this.
Aims

Determine if there is a correlation between the Age of the prostate cancer patient and the initial PSA result and final staging.

Collaborators

none