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PSA screening: shared decision making is a flawed approach

Common Sense Family Doctor

The topic: "The Great Debate of the 21st Century: To PSA screen or not to screen." By the time I was re-invited in 2021, my academic interests had drifted away from prostate cancer screening, so I declined. You can read my full editorial on PSA screening in the January issue of American Family Physician.

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The Witness

StorytellERdoc

His wife saw the stillness of his heart on our black-and-white screen. Forty or so minutes had passed since the patient arrived and, as I had explained to the wife in the family room, time was not our friend. The family doctor was called. Now, though, I try to offer this option to a family member if the situation allows.

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