US 2009/0212551 A1 · DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DEPENDENCY OF THE RISK FOR PROSTATE CANCER, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INDICATING A RISK FOR A DISEASE OF AN INDIVIDUAL

Abstract

A data storage device comprises a memory in which a collection of prostate cancer screening data is stored. The screening data is obtained from a selection of the general male population without medical pre-selection. A device for indicating a risk for a disease of an individual, comprises an indicator for indicating a determined value for said risk. The indicator comprises a risk scale representing a range of values of said risk, and at least one dialler for entering a value of a diagnostic parameter of an individual. The dialler comprises a parameter scale representing a range of values of said diagnostic parameter. The dialler is movable with respect to said indicator such that when a parameter value on said parameter scale is selected, an associated risk value is indicated on said risk scale according to a predetermined mathematical relationship

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A method for indicating a risk for disease on the basis of a diagnostic parameter comprising:

providing a device comprising at least two parameter scales representing ranges of values of at least two diagnostic parameters and at least one risk scale representing a range of risks for the disease, at least one of said diagnostic parameters and a combination of said diagnostic parameters being associated to said risk according to a prediction model, and
determining a first value of a first one of said diagnostic parameters in said prediction model,
making a first prediction about said risk based on said first determined value in accordance with said prediction model;
determining a second value of the second one of said diagnostic parameters in said prediction model, and
making a second prediction about said risk based on said second value and said first prediction.

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Data storage device and method for determining the dependency of the risk for prostate cancer, device and method for indicating a risk for a disease of an individual

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Data storage device and method for determining the dependency of the risk for prostate cancer, device and method for indicating a risk for a disease of an individual

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