Table 12.
Questions on PSA testing and prostate cancer risk, n (%)
| Question | Categories | GPs | Urologists |
|---|---|---|---|
| How do you judge the PSA test in general? | Not useful at all | 6 (14.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Not useful | 9 (22.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Neither/nor | 4 (9.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Useful | 18 (43.9) | 5 (35.7) | |
| Very useful | 4 (9.8) | 9 (64.3) | |
| Please state your opinion. Which of the following factors have an impact on the risk to develop PCa? | Higher age (45 years and older) | 41 (100.0) | 14 (100.0) |
| Smoking | 24 (58.5) | 3 (21.4) | |
| Primary relative having PCa | 32 (78.0) | 13 (92.9) | |
| BPH | 5 (12.2) | 2 (14.3) | |
| Afro-American ethnicity | 2 (4.9) | 9 (64.3) | |
| Did you ever discover a PCa in an asymptomatic patient younger than 60 years based on a PSA test that you performed? | Yes | 29 (70.7) | 14 (100.0) |
| No | 12 (29.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Did you ever undergo a PSA test? (only men replies) | Yes | 20 (55.6) | 14 (100.0) |
| No | 16 (44.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Abbreviations: BPH, benign prostatic hyperplasia; GPs, general practitioners; PCa, prostate cancer, PSA, prostate-specific antigen.