Preventing Unnecessary Invasive Cancer-Diagnostic Tests: Changing The Cut-Off Points
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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2012-02-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/20231.pdf&manuscript_id=20231 |
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