Publications by authors named "Filho Thadeu Brenny"
Objective: To evaluate the reasons why patients reject digital rectal examination (DRE) when screening for prostate cancer.
Methods: Four hundred and fifty men were prospectively evaluated in a prostate cancer educational program consisting of lectures, PSA testing, and DRE. Patients rejecting DRE were compared with those accepting DRE in regard to epidemic, social and cultural variables.