Preventing Unnecessary Invasive Cancer-Diagnostic Tests: Changing The Cut-Off Points

Preventing Unnecessary Invasive Cancer-Diagnostic Tests: Changing The Cut-Off Points

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Background: To determine a cut-off point of tPSA and PSAD to prevent unnecessary invasive cancer-diagnosing tests in the community.Methods: This study was performed on 688 consecutive patients referred to our center due to prostatism, suspicious lesions on digital rectal examination and/or elevated...

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Main Authors: B Pourmand, R Razmandeh, S Dehghani, F Haidari, M Rezai, A Seraji, SH Hossieni, F Allameh, MR Nikoobakht, AR Mehrsai, F Nadali, B Sabahgoulian, R Ramezani, G Pourmand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Cut-Off Point
Prostate Cancer
PSAD
TPSA
PCA Diagnosis
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/20231.pdf&manuscript_id=20231

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