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“Prostatempathy” may lead to inappropriate PSA testing by older male healthcare providers

Nature Clinical Practice Urology volume 4, pages 526–527 (2007)Cite this article

Kerfoot BP et al. (2007) Practitioner-level determinants of inappropriate prostate-specific antigen screening. Arch Intern Med 167: 1367–1372

In their recent study, Kerfoot and colleagues suggest that “prostatempathy”—the empathy felt by older male healthcare providers—could explain the significant association between inappropriate PSA testing and the age of male healthcare providers found in the study.

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“Prostatempathy” may lead to inappropriate PSA testing by older male healthcare providers. Nat Rev Urol 4, 526–527 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0903

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