Time trends in the use of curative treatment in men 70 years and older with nonmetastatic prostate cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Undertreatment of otherwise healthy men in their seventies with prostate cancer has been reported previously.

Material and methods

Using information in a Swedish prostate cancer research database, patterns of management and cancer-specific mortality were compared across age groups in over 70,000 men diagnosed with intermediate- or high-risk nonmetastatic prostate cancer between 2008 and 2020. Crude probabilities of death were estimated non-parametrically. Staging procedures, primary treatment, and cancer death were compared using regression models, adjusting for patient and tumor characteristics.

Results

During the study period, the proportion of men treated with curative intent increased in ages 70-74 (intermediate-risk from 45% to 72% and high-risk from 4

SUBMITTER: Lundberg F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11332516 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature