2013
Validation of association of genetic variants at 10q with prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) levels in men at high risk for prostate cancer
Chang B, Hughes L, Chen D, Gross L, Ruth K, Giri V. Validation of association of genetic variants at 10q with prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) levels in men at high risk for prostate cancer. BJU International 2013, 113: e150-e156. PMID: 23937305, PMCID: PMC3830710, DOI: 10.1111/bju.12264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramHigh-risk groupPSA levelsCaucasian manProstate cancerFamily historyProstate cancer screening strategiesProstate cancer screening studyCancer Risk Assessment ProgramBaseline PSA levelsTaqMan single nucleotide polymorphismCancer screening strategiesCancer screening studySingle nucleotide polymorphismsAfrican American ethnicityAllele carrier statusBRCA gene mutationsPotential confoundersAge 35Eligibility criteriaClinical relevanceT alleleRisk assessment programA alleleCarrier status
2009
Prostate Cancer Early Detection Program Recruitment Methods and Show Rates in Men at High Risk
Giri V, Coups E, Ruth K, Goplerud J, Raysor S, Kim T, Bagden L, Mastalski K, Zakrzewski D, Leimkuhler S, Watkins-Bruner D. Prostate Cancer Early Detection Program Recruitment Methods and Show Rates in Men at High Risk. Journal Of Urology 2009, 182: 2212-2218. PMID: 19758657, PMCID: PMC2760660, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh riskProstate cancerFamily historyProstate cancer screening studyProstate cancer risk assessmentProstate Cancer Risk Assessment ProgramProstate cancer family historyRecruitment methodsShow ratesCancer Risk Assessment ProgramProstate cancer screeningCancer screening studyEarly Detection ProgramCancer family historyLow socioeconomic statusBlack menCancer risk assessmentMen 35Cancer screeningLow presentation ratesBRCA1/2 mutationsRisk assessment programProgram visitsMore menParticipant demographics