Educational level and first-time PSA testing in general practice

CS Lerhmann-Lerche, SB Larsen… - … Journal of Urology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Different patterns in the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing might
explain socioeconomic differences in prostate cancer incidence and mortality. We examined …

A population-based study on the association between educational length, prostate-specific antigen testing and use of prostate biopsies

T Nordström, O Bratt, J Örtegren, M Aly… - … Journal of Urology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. The aim of this study was to determine whether educational length affects prostate-
specific antigen (PSA) testing and the time to prostate biopsy for men with raised PSA …

PSA testing without clinical indication for prostate cancer in relation to socio-demographic and clinical characteristics in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study

RV Karlsen, SB Larsen, J Christensen, K Brasso… - Acta …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background. Social differences in prostate cancer (PC) incidence and mortality might be
related to testing for prostate-specific antigen (PSA). Although routine PSA screening is not …

Eighteen-year follow-up of the Göteborg Randomized Population-based Prostate Cancer Screening Trial: effect of sociodemographic variables on participation …

J Hugosson, RA Godtman, SV Carlsson… - … journal of urology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This study examined whether previously reported results, indicating that prostate-
specific antigen (PSA) screening can reduce prostate cancer (PC) mortality regardless of …

Variation in general practice prostate‐specific antigen testing and prostate cancer outcomes: an ecological study

P Hjertholm, M Fenger‐Grøn… - … journal of cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Knowledge is sparse about the consequences of variation in prostate‐specific antigen (PSA)
testing rates in general practice. This study investigated associations between PSA testing …

Prostate‐specific antigen testing rates remain low in UK general practice: a cross‐sectional study in six English cities

N Williams, LJ Hughes, EL Turner… - BJU …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Study Type–Practice patterns (retrospective cohort) Level of Evidence 2b What is known on
the subject? and what does the study add? There is no organized screening programme for …

Socioeconomic variation and prostate specific antigen testing in the community: a United Kingdom based population study

RM Morgan, RJC Steele, G Nabi… - The Journal of …, 2013 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We examined the association of prostate specific antigen testing with prostate
cancer incidence, tumor differentiation and mortality according to socioeconomic status …

Prostate cancer screening in Switzerland: 20-year trends and socioeconomic disparities

I Guessous, S Cullati, SA Fedewa… - Preventive …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Despite important controversy in its efficacy, prostate cancer (PCa) screening
has become widespread. Important socioeconomic screening disparities have been …

[PDF][PDF] Socioeconomic determinants of prostate-specific antigen testing and estimation of the prevalence of undiagnosed prostate cancer in an elderly Polish …

A Prajsner, J Chudek, A Szybalska… - Archives of Medical …, 2016 - termedia.pl
Results: The PSA had previously been tested in 41.2% of elderly and in 24.8% of younger
participants. Non-smoking status (OR= 2.06), higher personal income (OR= 1.56), better …

Prostate-specific antigen testing in inner London general practices: are those at higher risk most likely to get tested?

P Nderitu, M Van Hemelrijck, M Ashworth, R Mathur… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the association between factors influencing prostate-specific
antigen (PSA) testing prevalence including prostate cancer risk factors (age, ethnicity …