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 ob...

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Main Authors: Fernando Antônio Glasner da Rocha Araújo, Nairo Massakazu Sumita, Ubirajara de Oliveira Barroso Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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