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An argument to screen for distress in men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer

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boxed-textKorfage IJ et al. (2006) Anxiety and depression after prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment: 5-year follow-up. Br J Cancer 94: 1093–1098

Korfage et al. present quality data supporting the argument that screening for distress should be the standard of clinical care for all men diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer

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Nelson, C. An argument to screen for distress in men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer. Nat Rev Urol 3, 586–587 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0609

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