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What is the PSA test? :
What is the PSA test?
Finding information about the PSA test
Deciding whether or not to have the PSA test :
Deciding whether or not to have the PSA test
Why some men have not had a PSA test
Symptoms
Family history and other concerns about cancer
Encouraged by family, friends and the media
Routine health checks
Follow-up after treatment
Results and treatment choices :
Waiting for the results of a PSA test
Getting the results and understanding them
What may happen when a PSA test result is abnormal
Biopsy of the prostate
Choosing a treatment if cancer is diagnosed
Views about a national screening programme :
The pros & cons of a national screening programme
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The PSA test for prostate cancer
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Age 61-70
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Interview 03
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He wished he had talked to a trained counsellor before he had the PSA test.
Worried about raised PSA. Had a biopsy but no diagnosis of cancer.
Cancer
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The PSA test for prostate cancer
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Age 61-70
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Interview 03
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Suggests that having a PSA test requires very informed consent, in the same way that patients have to give informed consent to an HIV test.
Worried about raised PSA. Had a biopsy but no diagnosis of cancer.
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