Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5684393 | SEMERGEN - Medicina de Familia | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In our study, 64% of primary care physicians have considered the true value of the PSA several times, and 29% believe it to be of little use in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. In addition, some data suggest it has limited use due to the fact that 50% made less than 50 PSA requests per years, and 28% of the professionals would never request it on a male without urinary symptoms. In this study, it has been observed that those professionals who claim not to have enough information about the PSA make more requests in patients of an older age, and consider that it is of limited use as a marker.
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Authors
J. Panach-Navarrete, A. Gironés-Montagud, E. Sánchez-Cano, C. Doménech-Pérez, J.M. MartÃnez-Jabaloyas,