Comment: Using joinpoint analysis, Coory and Bade have identified a significant trend towards lower mortality rates from prostate cancer since 1994, and relate this chronologically to the increased use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in Australia. The authors raise three reasonable questions regarding this finding:
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- Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW.
Correspondence: michael_coory@health.qld.gov.au
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