Massive cancer screening trial aims to cut deaths
NCT ID NCT00002540
First seen May 02, 2026 · Last updated May 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at whether regular screening tests for prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancers can help find cancer early and reduce the number of people who die from these cancers. Over 76,000 men and women took part, with some getting routine screening and others getting usual care. The main goal was to see if screening lowers the death rate from these cancers.
Disclaimer
Read more
Show less
This is a summary of
the original study
.
Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes no responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.
This is a summary of the original study . Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes no responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for PROSTATE CARCINOMA are added.
By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use
Contacts and locations
Show contact details
Enter your email to view the contact information for this study.
By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use
Locations
-
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
Conditions
Explore the condition pages connected to this study.