Felix K-H. Chun1, Nazareno Suardi1, Paul Perrotte2,
Thierry Lebeau2, Jean-Pierre Guay2, Serge Benayoun2,
Alvaro Ramirez2, François Bénard2, Michael McCormack2,
Luc Valiquette2, Pierre Karakiewicz1,2
Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.14, No.6, pp. 3727-3733, 2007
Abstract Introduction: Controversy persists about whether men should be screened for prostate cancer. On the other hand, the benefit of colorectal cancer screening has been proven for men starting at age 50. We aimed to examine the rate of exposure to previous screening tests for prostate cancer and colorectal cancer in a cohort of men living in Quebec.
Materials and methods: As part of an event promoting early prostate cancer detection, 347 men aged 50 to 69 without an established diagnosis of prostate cancer agreed to reply to questions in a previously validated questionnaire. The self-administered questionnaire, which… More >