Regional Variation in Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Active surveillance (AS) is now recognized as the preferred management option for most low-risk prostate cancers to minimize risks of overtreatment. Despite increasing use of AS in the US, wide regional variability has been observed, and these regional variations in contemporary practice have not been well described.

Objective

To explore variations between county and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) regions in AS in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

A cohort study using the SEER Prostate with Watchful Waiting (WW) database linked to the County Area Health Resource File for detailed county-level demographics and physician distribution data was conducted from January 2010 to December 2015. Analysis was performed in October 2020. A to

SUBMITTER: Washington SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7770559 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature