title: Prostate cancer: Melbourne consensus-noble but misguided.
abstract: Unfortunately, the noble aims of the Melbourne Consensus statement on the early detection of prostate cancer lack rigour, failing to take into account the breadth of evidence in this field; as a result, they fall disappointingly short of providing clarity on this important issue.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, 67 Riding House Street, University College London, London W1P 7NN, UK.
authors.forename: Hashim U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D051517:Digital Rectal Examination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen