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Prostate cancer is the most common noncutaneous cancer in men, and the second leading cause of male cancer mortality. No routine screening guidelines for prostate cancer have been established. Digital rectal examination (DRE) and serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels should be offered to asymptomatic men 40 years of age or older who wish to be screened with an estimated life expectancy of more than 10 years. Determination of future screening intervals is based upon the first DRE findings and PSA levels. Ninety-five percent of prostate cancers are adenocarcinomas that develop in the acini of the prostatic ducts. Cancer is found in the peripheral zone of the prostate in approximately 60-70%, in the transition zone in 10-20%, and in the central zone in 5-10%.
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Pectasides, M. (2010). Prostate Biopsy. In: Gervais, D., Sabharwal, T. (eds) Interventional Radiology Procedures in Biopsy and Drainage. Techniques in Interventional Radiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-899-1_12
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