Association between Literacy, Compliance with Prostate Cancer Screening, and Cancer Aggressiveness: Results from a Brazilian Screening Study

Association between Literacy, Compliance with Prostate Cancer Screening, and Cancer Aggressiveness: Results from a Brazilian Screening Study

Purpose Little is known about the effects of literacy levels on prostate cancer screening. This study evaluates the association between literacy, compliance with screening, and biopsy findings in a large Brazilian screening study. Materials and Methods We analyzed 17,571 men...

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Main Authors: Marcos Tobias-Machado, Gustavo F. Carvalhal, Celso H. Freitas Jr., Rodolfo B. dos Reis, Leonardo O. Reis, Lucas Nogueira, Roberto D. Machado, Wesley Magnabosco, Rene A. C. Vieira, Edmundo C. Mauad, Andre L. Carvalho, Eliney F. Faria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2013-06-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
Prostatic Neoplasms
Health Literacy
Mass Screening
Diagnosis
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