My understanding is that some early cancers of the prostate are
palpable and some give elevated PSA. (Others do neither). The two
groups only partially overlap.
Unless one does PSA AND PR one would be offering false reassurance to
a group of patients.
> >>I agree. Another example: men with prostate symptoms. I don't do a
> >>PR. I do PSA and refer. If I am going to refer anyway, why do PR?
>
> >I couldn't let this throw away line go unchallenged!
>
>
> The Pr findings may be the only information the hospital has on which to
> base the priority of the referal.
>
> To be honest I think I'd just be too embarressed about refering without
> first examining the prostate :-)
>
Stephen Crawshaw
Townsville Qld
Australia
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