TY - JOUR T1 - Yonder: Prostate biopsy, childhood vaccination, oral health, and medical tourism JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 363 LP - 363 DO - 10.3399/bjgp15X685777 VL - 65 IS - 636 AU - Ahmed Rashid Y1 - 2015/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/65/636/363.abstract N2 - Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literatureProstate biopsyProstate cancer remains one of the commonest causes of cancer death in the world and as active surveillance becomes an increasingly accepted alternative to radical treatment, the use of biopsies has extended to include monitoring as well as diagnosis. Transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy (TRUS-Bx) is therefore one of the most commonly performed urological procedures in the world. In a recent qualitative study embedded in a large randomised controlled trial, researchers from Bristol sought to compare men’s experiences of these biopsies compared to the expectations they had before it.1 Although TRUS-Bx was generally well tolerated, around one-quarter of men experienced problematic side effects and anxiety. In these cases, experiences tended to deviate from … ER -