A retrospective study of prostate-specific antigen and international prostate symptoms scores from participants at a men’s health screening initiative in Trinidad
Raveed Khan,
Ramona St. Hill,
Olusegun Awe
et al.
Abstract:Background:
This study describes the characteristics of men attending a primary health care screening initiative, determines the proportion of men who have elevated International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) scores and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, and determines any correlation between these scores as indicators for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or prostate cancer.
Methods:
Data were collected from all patient records during men’s healt… Show more
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