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Volume 6 (2008) - February 2008

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Prostate-specific antigen at or before age 50 as a predictor of advanced prostate cancer diagnosed up to 25 years later: A case-control study

David Ulmert, Angel M Cronin, Thomas Björk, Matthew F O'Brien, Peter T Scardino, James A Eastham, Charlotte Becker, Göran Berglund, Andrew J Vickers, Hans Lilja BMC Medicine 2008, 6:6 (15 February 2008)

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A single prostate specific antigen measurement obtained before the age of 50 strongly predicts a diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer within 25 years, suggesting that prostate cancer screening should be risk-stratified.

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Graduates of different UK medical schools show substantial differences in performance on MRCP(UK) Part 1, Part 2 and PACES examinations

IC McManus, Andrew T Elder, Andre de Champlain, Jane E Dacre, Jennifer Mollon, Liliana Chis BMC Medicine 2008, 6:5 (14 February 2008)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central | 2 comments |  Editor’s summary

Graduates from different UK medical schools vary in their performance on the postgraduate MRCP and PACES examinations; therefore the authors call for the introduction of a national medical licensing examination.

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Physicians' experiences with end-of-life decision-making: Survey in 6 European countries and Australia

Rurik Löfmark, Tore Nilstun, Colleen Cartwright, Susanne Fischer, Agnes van der Heide, Freddy Mortier, Michael Norup, Lorenzo Simonato, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, the EURELD Consortium BMC Medicine 2008, 6:4 (12 February 2008)

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Although physicians across Europe and Australia differ in their levels of experience with and willingness to perform end-of-life decisions, foregoing treatment and intensifying the alleviation of pain are practised by most physicians in all countries.

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Yellow fever control in Cameroon: Where are we now and where are we going?

Charles Wiysonge, Emmanuel Nomo, Jeanne Mawo, James Ofal, Julienne Mimbouga, Johnson Ticha, Peter M Ndumbe BMC Medicine 2008, 6:3 (8 February 2008)

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Yellow fever control has been successful in Cameroon through a five year program of preventive immunization and vaccination in response to outbreaks, providing important lessons for other low-resource countries with competing health priorities.