Prostate Cancer
Data on Prostate Cancer Detailed by Researchers at Boston University
Published in Cancer Weekly, July 19th, 2011
2011 JUL 19 -- Data detailed in "Prostate cancer screening and informed decision-making: provider and patient perspectives" have been presented. According to the authors of a study from Boston, Massachusetts, "The objective was to determine the extent of informed decision making for prostate cancer screening in a defined population. A state-wide population based survey of men aged 50 and above (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2004, Washington state) and a simple random sample of primary care physicians, were conducted in the same geographic area."
"We examined prostate cancer screening rates among the men (defined as either PSA or digital rectal...
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