Dr Juan Franco: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Evidence Synthesis Unit Lead, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, and first author of the Cochrane review
- Quoted on
- Cancer
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 10 Sept 2026
“The landscape has changed considerably since our 2013 review. Not only do we have stronger long-term evidence on mortality, but the tools available to reduce the harms of screening, such as MRI and active surveillance, have also advanced significantly.”
What Dr Juan Franco has said
“We want to be clear that this is not a blanket endorsement of universal screening. The decision should always be made between a patient and their doctor, with a full understanding of both the potential benefits and the very real risks of overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment.”
co-author, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · Cancer · 10 Sept 2026 · Cochrane reviewers conclude PSA testing reduces deaths from prostate cancer ↗
“It's important to have, ultimately, discussion with patients, and what we call shared decision making.”
Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, first author of the review · Cancer · 27 Aug 2026 · Prostate cancer screening can save lives but ‘absolute benefit is small’, study says ↗
Where Dr Juan Franco has been quoted
- Screening modestly reduces prostate cancer deathscochrane.org · 30 Sept 2026
- Cochrane reviewers conclude PSA testing reduces deaths from prostate cancerpulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- Prostate cancer screening can save lives but ‘absolute benefit is small’, study saystheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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