Patient Preferences and Treatment Decisions for Prostate Cancer: Results From A Statewide Urological Quality Improvement Collaborative.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the relationship between influential factors and treatment decisions among men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer (PCa).

Methods

We identified men in the Michigan Urological Surgery Improvement Collaborative registry diagnosed with localized PCa between 2018-2020 who completed Personal Patient Profile-Prostate. We analyzed the proportion of active surveillance (AS) between men who stated future bladder, bowel, and sexual problems (termed influential factors) had "a lot of influence" on their treatment decisions versus other responses. We also assessed the relationship between influential factors, confirmatory testing results and choice of AS.

Results

A total of 509 men completed Personal Patient Profile-Prostate. Treatment decisions aligned wit

SUBMITTER: Paudel R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8429102 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature