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Time trends in prostate cancer screening in Swiss primary care (2010 to 2017) - A retrospective study.

Stefan ZechmannStefania Di GangiVladimir KaplanRahel MeierThomas Johannes RosemannFabio ValeriOliver Sennnull null
Published in: PloS one (2019)
Swiss general practitioners adapted screening behavior as early as evidence of a limited health benefit evolved, while using a risk-adapted approach whenever performing multiple testing. Updated recommendations might have helped to maintain this decrease. Further recommendations and campaigns should aimed at older patients with multimorbidity, to sustain a further decline in prostate-specific antigen screening practices.
Keyphrases
  • primary care
  • prostate cancer
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • clinical practice
  • health information
  • health promotion