Prostate specific antigen test uptake: a cross sectional study on elderly men in Western Iran

Abstract Background Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common malignancy in men worldwide and the incidence rate of PCa has been increasing in recent years. The aim of the current study was to determine beliefs elderly men towards prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test uptake. Methods This cross...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh, Farzad Jalilian, Laleh Solaimanizadeh, Abdollah Saadatfar, Shima Khashij, Razieh Pirouzeh, Farzaneh Solaimanizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-020-01710-9