Table. Details of Prostate Cancer Screening Risks as Specified on Websites of US Cancer Centers.
Risks of screening mentioned | No. (%) | ||
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All centers (n = 607) | NCI-designated centers (n = 44) | Non–NCI-designated centers (n = 563) | |
Overdiagnosis, overtreatment, or unnecessary treatment | 56 (9.2) | 15 (34.1) | 41 (7.3) |
False-positive results | 47 (7.7) | 4 (9.1) | 43 (7.6) |
False-negative results | 13 (2.1) | 2 (4.6) | 11 (2.0) |
States but does not specify risks | 113 (18.6) | 4 (9.1) | 109 (19.4) |
States that there are no risks | 1 (0.2) | 1 (2.3) | 0 |
No discussion of risks | 377 (62.1) | 18 (40.9) | 359 (63.8) |
Abbreviation: NCI, National Cancer Institute.