Prostate cancer awareness, case-finding, and early diagnosis: Interviews with undiagnosed men in Australia.

ABSTRACT: Previous research in Victoria, Australia, found differences in prostate cancer outcomes in regional and metropolitan areas. This investigation of undiagnosed men in regional areas and a metropolitan area of South Australia sought their perspectives on prostate cancer. Our aim was to learn whether men who had not been diagnosed could shed light on why men outside metropolitan areas tended to have poorer outcomes than metropolitan men. Our goal was to build on evidence contributing to improving outcomes in prostate cancer care. Semi-structured interviews were designed to elicit explanation and meaning. 15 men (10 metropolitan, 5 regional) not diagnosed with prostate cancer were recruited through widely-distributed flyers in medical and community settings. Interviews were recorded and transcr

SUBMITTER: Kannan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6405086 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature