What should doctors say to men asking for a PSA test?
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- DOI: 10.1136/bmj.k3702
What should doctors say to men asking for a PSA test?
Conflict of interest statement
Competing interests: We have read and understood the BMJ Group policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests: MR and DN are trustees of the charity Prostate Cancer UK. RB sits as a patient representative on the charity’s Research Advisory Committee.
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