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The effect of assessing genetic risk of prostate cancer on the use of PSA tests in primary care: A cluster randomized controlled trial.
PLoS medicine - 1 Feb 2020
Fredsøe Jacob, Koetsenruyter Jan, Vedsted Peter, Kirkegaard Pia, Væth Michael, Edwards Adrian, Ørntoft Torben F, Sørensen Karina D, Bro Flemming
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BACKGROUND: Assessing genetic lifetime risk for prostate cancer has been proposed as a means of risk stratification to identify those for whom prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is likely to be most valuable. This project aimed to test the effect of introducing a genetic test for lifetime risk of prostate cancer in general practice on future PSA testing. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We performed a cluster...
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