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 nullPublished 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.