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PSA screening in high-risk groups: what are the changes in benefits and harm?

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Takahashi, T. PSA screening in high-risk groups: what are the changes in benefits and harm?. Br J Cancer 127, 1173–1174 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-022-01947-8

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