When Primary Care Providers (PCPs) Help Patients Choose Prostate Cancer Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of primary care providers (PCPs) in decision making around cancer care remains largely unknown. We evaluated how frequently men with localized prostate cancer report receiving help from their PCP about their treatment, and whether those men who do are less likely to receive definitive treatment.

Methods

We mailed surveys to men newly diagnosed with localized prostate cancer between 2012 and 2014 in the greater Philadelphia region. Participants were asked whether their PCP helped decide how to treat their cancer. The outcome was receipt of definitive treatment (either radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy).

Results

A total of 2386 men responded (adjusted response rate, 51.1%). Among these men, 38.2% reported receiving help from their PCP regarding c

SUBMITTER: Radhakrishnan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5870832 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature