The Authors present the results of a prostatic cancer screening on the population of Sondrio City over fifty years old, by means of rectal palpation following personal invitation. The authors conclude by affirming the validity of this initiative especially because it allows prevalently low-stage tumours to be discorered unlike in normal in normal clinical practive when diagnosis takes place in 80% of the cases in advanced stages.
AndreassiF., MancaP., PirasP., BordoniP., D'AlpaosM.: Una proposta di screening di massa nel cancro della prostata. Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica, 39 (4): 325–328, 1987.
