Preferred Label : Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial;
NCIt synonyms : PLCO; Prostate Lung Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial;
CISMeF acronym : PLCO;
NCIt definition : The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, or PLCO Trial,
is a large-scale study to determine if certain tests will reduce the number of deaths
from these cancers. Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the study will
involve 148,000 men and women ages 55 through 74 at medical facilities in 9 geographic
areas across the United States. (Cancer Facts Screening: Questions and Answers About
the PLCO Cancer Screening Trial);
Origin ID : C15836;
UMLS CUI : C1514515;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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