Prostate cancer screening in Brazil: should it be done or not?
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Prostate cancer screening in Brazil: should it be done or not?
The use of PSA in the screening, detection and prognosis of prostate cancer (PCa) has revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder with an increase in detection rates and PCa organ-confined. Despite these benefits and ease of implementation, tracking PCa remains a matter of great controversy. We conducted a literature review and demographic and epidemiological data in Brazil feel...
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عنوان ژورنال: International braz j urol
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1677-5538
DOI: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2015.0709