A continuous fall of PSA use for prostate cancer screening among Brazilian doctors since 2001. Good or bad notice?
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the trend of use of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) for screening of prostate cancer (PC) among Brazilian doctors, from the beginning of its regular availability in clinical laboratories. Material and Methods: A serial cross-sectional study was performed using data obtained from a large database between 1997 and 2016. The general PSA screening trend during this period, adjusted for the total number of exams performed in men,...
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Title
A continuous fall of PSA use for prostate cancer screening among Brazilian doctors since 2001. Good or bad notice?
Published Date
Jun 1, 2019
Journal
Volume
45
Issue
3
Pages
478 - 485
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