Table 2.
Responses to the question “Would you test this man for PCa?” regarding a man with no physical complaints/no family history of PCa, requesting to be tested for PCa
| Age at presentation | Test for prostate cancer | Urologists | GPs | CGs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General attitudea | Will test, unless… | 35 (32%) | 13 (19%) | 3 (7%) |
| Will not test, unless… | 33 (31%) | 32 (46%) | 22 (49%) | |
| Leave choice to patient | 37 (34%) | 22 (32%) | 9 (20%) | |
| Other* | 3 (3%) | 2 (3%) | 11 (25%) | |
| 45 years of age | Yes | 20 (19%) | 5 (7%) | 1 (2%) |
| No | 12 (11%) | 18 (26%) | 28 (64%) | |
| First discuss pros and cons of prostate cancer testing | 75 (70%) | 46 (67%) | 15 (34%) | |
| 55 years of ageb | Yes | 29 (27%) | 16 (23%) | 1 (2%) |
| No | 0 (0%) | 1 (1%) | 16 (36%) | |
| First discuss pros and cons of prostate cancer testing | 79 (73%) | 52 (75%) | 27 (61%) | |
| 75 years of agec | Yes | 21 (19%) | 10 (15%) | 9 (21%) |
| No | 8 (7%) | 3 (4%) | 14 (33%) | |
| First discuss pros and cons of prostate cancer testing | 79 (73%) | 56 (81%) | 20 (47%) |
* Answers under “Other”: most often (8/11) CGs indicated not to perform this kind of testing themselves, but would refer the man to their GP
a P < 0.001 for differences between the physician groups
bNo significant difference between urologists and GPs; P = 0.40
cNo significant difference between urologists and GPs; P = 0.45