Impact of prostate cancer testing: an evaluation of the emotional consequences of a negative biopsy result.
BACKGROUND: When testing for prostate cancer, as many as 75% of men with a raised prostate-specific antigen (PSA) have a benign biopsy result. Little is known about the psychological effect of this result for these men. METHODS: In all, 330 men participating in the prostate testing for cancer and tr...
Main Authors: | Macefield, R, Metcalfe, C, Lane, J, Donovan, J, Avery, K, Blazeby, J, Down, L, Neal, D, Hamdy, F, Vedhara, K |
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Format: | Journal article |
Jezik: | English |
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2010
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