Prostate specific antigen testing for prostate cancer

Editorial

Hazel Thornton et al. BMJ. 2002.

. 2002 Oct 5;325(7367):725-6.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7367.725.

No abstract available

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Why men with prostate cancer want wider access to prostate specific antigen testing: qualitative study.
Chapple A, Ziebland S, Shepperd S, Miller R, Herxheimer A, McPherson A. Chapple A, et al. BMJ. 2002 Oct 5;325(7367):737. doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7367.737. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12364299 Free PMC article.
Natural experiment examining impact of aggressive screening and treatment on prostate cancer mortality in two fixed cohorts from Seattle area and Connecticut.
Lu-Yao G, Albertsen PC, Stanford JL, Stukel TA, Walker-Corkery ES, Barry MJ. Lu-Yao G, et al. BMJ. 2002 Oct 5;325(7367):740. doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7367.740. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12364300 Free PMC article.
Quality improvement report: Improving design and conduct of randomised trials by embedding them in qualitative research: ProtecT (prostate testing for cancer and treatment) study. Commentary: presenting unbiased information to patients can be difficult.
Donovan J, Mills N, Smith M, Brindle L, Jacoby A, Peters T, Frankel S, Neal D, Hamdy F. Donovan J, et al. BMJ. 2002 Oct 5;325(7367):766-70. doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7367.766. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12364308 Free PMC article. Review.

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