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Doubling Time Defined

In biology, the amount of time it takes for a cell to divide, or for a population of cells (such as a tumor) to double in size. As cells divide more rapidly, the doubling time becomes shorter.

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Prostate Cancer Screening Has Yet To Prove Its Worth

Published June 30, 2009, 7:25 am, Medical News Today

The recent release of two large randomized trials suggests that if there is a benefit of screening, it is, at best, small, says a new report in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Authored by Otis W. Brawley, M.D. of the American Cancer Society and Donna Ankerst, Ph.D. and Ian M. Thompson, M.D.

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Prostate cancer: current evidence weighs against population screening

Published June 30, 2009, 1:42 am, News-Medical-Net

The recent release of two large randomized trials suggests that if there is a benefit of screening, it is, at best, small, says a new report in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

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Prostate Cancer Screening"™s Benefit, Costs Questioned in Report

Published June 29, 2009, 9:47 am, Bloomberg

June 29 (Bloomberg) -- Routine prostate cancer screening is unnecessary, expensive and leads to the overdiagnosis of cancer and medical complications from treatment, according to a report.

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Prostate Cancer Screening Has Yet To Prove Its Worth, Researchers Say

Published June 29, 2009, 7:20 am, Science Daily

The recent release of two large randomized trials suggests that if there is a benefit of screening, it is, at best, small, says a new report.

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