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Editorial
. 2016 Aug;70(2):209-10.
doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2015.12.045. Epub 2016 Jan 15.

Limitations of Prostate-specific Antigen Testing After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Megan E V Caram  1 , Ted A Skolarus  2 , Kathleen A Cooney  3
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Limitations of Prostate-specific Antigen Testing After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Megan E V Caram et al. Eur Urol. 2016 Aug.

Abstract

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is frequently used in isolation to guide treatment decisions in men with recurrent prostate cancer, a practice discouraged by prostate cancer working groups and guidelines. Instead, PSA should be used with imaging and other factors to make treatment decisions.

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