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IntroductionScreening for prostate cancer is a topical issue among doctors as some studies have not conclusively shown higher survival rate among patients who had their pathology detected early
Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer among Nigerian males [1]
Over threequarters were not afraid of having digital rectal examination (DRE), which is similar to the outcome of a study [4] among Jamaican doctors that showed that 89% of respondents had no fear of having a DRE done on them as part of screening for prostate cancer
Summary
Screening for prostate cancer is a topical issue among doctors as some studies have not conclusively shown higher survival rate among patients who had their pathology detected early. This study assesses the attitude of a discrete group of Nigerian doctors towards prostate cancer screening. Objective: To assess the attitude towards prostate cancer screening of male medical doctors in public hospitals in Benin City, Nigeria. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study carried out over a period of six months at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) and the Central Hospital Benin City. It involved all male doctors, 40 years and above. A review of cancer morbidity in adults from Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria, showed that CaP was the most common cancer in males [1]
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