How effective is PSA Screening as a mode of prevention for Prostate Cancer in Men over the age of 50?
Principal Investigator
Name
Jiana Karthikeyan
Degrees
I.B.
Institution
Franconian International School
Position Title
Student
Email
About this CDAS Project
Study
PLCO
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Project ID
PLCO-1543
Initial CDAS Request Approval
Apr 29, 2024
Title
How effective is PSA Screening as a mode of prevention for Prostate Cancer in Men over the age of 50?
Summary
An extended essay by a student doing the International Baccalaureate. My project analyses Prostate Cancer and aims to analyse data to provide a conclusion on how effective PSA screening is as a mode of prevention against Prostate Cancer.
Aims
- Find effectiveness of PSA screening in preventing Prostate Cancer
- Analyse data specific to an age group of above 50
- Use analysis from this data and compare to other study which also incorporates Serum Zinc to see if the combination of Zinc levels and PSA levels can provide more accurate test results
- Risk assessment of PSA screening
- Identify false positive and negative rates
Collaborators
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