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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 3.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Mar 11;173(5):362–368. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.2651

Table 1.

Attributes and levels for prostate cancer screening

Attribute Screening Levels No Screening Level
Chance of being diagnosed with prostate cancer over 10 years

  • 40 in 1000

  • 60 in 1000

  • 80 in 1000

  • 40 in 1000
Chance of dying from prostate cancer over 10 years

  • 2 in 1000

  • 3 in 1000

  • 4 in 1000

  • 4 in 1000
Chance of having a prostate biopsy as a result of screening over 10 years

  • 0 in 1000

  • 240 in 1000

  • 330 in 1000

  • 0 in 1000
Chance of becoming impotent or incontinent as a result of screening over 10 years

  • 0 in 1000

  • 10 in 1000

  • 20 in 1000

  • 0 in 1000