Mortality and Morbidity Following Prostate Biopsy
Principal Investigator
About this CDAS Project
Study
PLCO
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Project ID
PLCO-12
Initial CDAS Request Approval
Jan 17, 2013
Title
Mortality and Morbidity Following Prostate Biopsy
Summary
We will examine mortality and complications following prostate biopsy in PLCO. For mortality, the death rate following prostate biopsy will be compared to that of an appropriate internal control group without biopsy.
Aims
1. To examine the mortality rate following prostate biopsy and compare to that of an appropriate internal control group. A model will be developed to control for possible confounders.
2. To examine complications following prostate biopsy.
Collaborators
Howard Parnes, NCI