Initial experience of a community-based prostate cancer risk assessment clinic for men of black and minority ethnicity background

摘要

We designed and implemented a community-based prostate cancer risk assessment clinic targeting men from black and minority ethnicity (BME) background. This service had the dual aims of optimizing detection of prostate cancer within a local BME population, with a secondary goal of encouraging longer-term engagement with primary care for follow-up prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in order to facilitate early diagnosis of future disease. "Drop-in" clinics were set up in strategic locations and, staffed by experienced urology nurses. Risk assessment was offered in the form of a PSA test, and digital rectal examination (ORE). We targeted men of BME background aged between 45 and 75 but all attending individuals were given access to counselling and assessment as appropriate.