Prostate cancer in South Africa: pathology based national cancer registry data (1986–2006) and mortality rates (1997–2009)

C Babb, M Urban, D Kielkowski, P Kellett - Prostate cancer, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Prostate cancer is one of the most common male cancers globally; however little is known
about prostate cancer in Africa. Incidence data for prostate cancer in South Africa (SA) from …

Prostate cancer in men aged less than 50 years at diagnosis

NJ Kinnear, G Kichenadasse, S Plagakis… - World Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Prostate cancer (CaP) in younger men (age≤ 50 years) appears to
present differently compared with older men. This study describes CaP characteristics and …

Mining laboratory data to describe prostate specific antigen testing and prostate cancer in Johannesburg, South Africa

MR Maphayi, N Cassim, B Bello, JA George - Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 - ajol.info
Introduction: guidelines issued by different organizations worldwide differ on the use of
prostate specific antigen (PSA) in prostate cancer. However, no local data is available …

Prostate Specific Antigen‐Growth Curve Model to Predict High‐Risk Prostate Cancer

A Shoaibi, GA Rao, B Cai, J Rawl, KS Haddock… - The …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
PURPOSE To investigate if a prostate specific antigen (PSA)‐derived growth curve can
predict the occurrence of high‐risk prostate cancer (PrCA). METHODS Data from 38,340 …

Prostate cancer profile and risk stratification of patients treated at Universitas Annex Department of Oncology, Bloemfontein, Free State, during 2008 to 2010

A Sherriff, N Da Costa, A Engelbrecht, A Li… - South African Family …, 2015 - journals.co.za
Background: Prostate cancer commonly occurs in older men. Since TNM staging excludes
prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level and Gleason score, patients with prostate cancer are …

A finger or not? Prostate examinations by non-urologists at a South African academic institution

K Spencer - South African Medical Journal, 2017 - journals.co.za
Background. According to the South African (SA) National Cancer Registry 2009, prostate
cancer is the most commonly diagnosed solidorgan cancer in SA men: the incidence …

Modalities of prostate specific antigen testing in Gauteng clinics and hospitals, South Africa

MR Maphayi - wiredspace.wits.ac.za
Background: The use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in screening for prostate cancer
remains controversial. However, in developing countries mortality from prostate cancer …

The Feasibility and Efficacy of Prehabilitation for Prostate Cancer Surgery

WJ Hilton - 2016 - atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca
Physical activity and fitness are predictors of post-operative prostate cancer recovery;
however the capacity to improve pre-operative fitness in this population has yet to be …

[PDF][PDF] Research Article Prostate Cancer in South Africa: Pathology Based National Cancer Registry Data (1986–2006) and Mortality Rates (1997–2009)

C Babb, M Urban, D Kielkowski, P Kellett - academia.edu
Prostate cancer is one of the most common male cancers globally; however little is known
about prostate cancer in Africa. Incidence data for prostate cancer in South Africa (SA) from …

[HTML][HTML] Caring for public health managers reaps dividends

JP van Niekerk - SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2011 - scielo.org.za
Social work, psychology and the 'softer'sciences may take a bashing at the hands of those
who kneel at the altar of hard data, but in the Eastern Cape–emerging from a morass of …