The American journal of medicine
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The US Supreme Court recently upheld state laws in New York and Washington that prohibit assisted suicide. In both cases, the judgment of the Court was unanimous. Closer scrutiny of the opinions in the cases, however, suggests that we may not have seen the last of a federal constitutional right to assisted suicide.
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To describe practice patterns and beliefs of primary care physicians and urologists regarding early detection and treatment of prostate cancer. ⋯ Primary care physicians are more aggressive about PSA testing and referral for biopsy than most urologists recommend. Both groups recommend PSA testing and believe that aggressive treatment is more beneficial than existing evidence indicates.