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March 7, 2026Preventive Medicine ReportsOpen Access

Initial outcomes of a municipality-led prostate cancer screening program: Analysis of the osaka city system in a community clinic setting

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Observational study analyzes early outcomes of prostate cancer screening in Osaka City, suggesting implications for municipal health initiatives.

Key Points

  • The study aims to analyze early participation trends and referral rates in Osaka City's prostate cancer screening program.
  • Conducted a retrospective observational study at a community clinic in Osaka City
  • Included 60 men who underwent PSA testing between 2021 and 2025
  • Applied age-specific PSA cut-off values defined by the municipal program
  • Descriptively summarized changes in participant numbers over time
  • Participation numbers were 5 in 2021, 6 in 2022, 20 in 2023, 23 in 2024, and 6 in 2025
  • Five men (8.3%) required further examination
  • One man was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and four had benign conditions

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Masamichi Yoshika (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69abc0925af8044f7a4e9536https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103438
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