Re: Melissa Assel, Anders Dahlin, David Ulmert, et al. Association Between Lead Time and Prostate Cancer Grade: Evidence of Grade Progression from Long-term Follow-up of Large Population-based Cohorts Not Subject to Prostate-specific Antigen Screening. Eur Urol 2018;73:961–7

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. e54-e55
Author(s):  
Kathryn L. Penney ◽  
Massimo Loda ◽  
Meir J. Stampfer
Author(s):  
Philipp Dahm

This chapter provides a summary of the landmark Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group Study Number 4 trial of men with clinically localized prostate cancer from the pre–prostate-specific antigen (PSA) era who were randomized to radical prostatectomy versus watchful waiting and were followed long term. With follow-up of more than 20 years, the results favored surgery with regard to prostate cancer mortality.


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