Frederico Ramalho Romero

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Do you still recommend digital rectal examination (DRE) for patients who wish to undergo prostate cancer screening?

Two randomized trials indirectly evaluated the efficacy of DRE on the results of prostate cancer screening. The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO), which offered...

30 July 2013 6,408 22 View

In face of the recently updated recommendations on prostate cancer screening, which one do you use to advise your patients?

In summary, American Cancer Society (2010), and Canadian Urological Association (2011) recommend that after an informed decision-making process, men at average risk should receive prostate cancer...

19 July 2013 6,571 48 View