It's all in the name: Does nomenclature for indolent prostate cancer impact management and anxiety?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite consensus guidelines, many men with low-grade prostate cancer are not managed with active surveillance. Patient perception of the nomenclature used to describe low-grade prostate cancers may partly explain this discrepancy.

Methods

A randomized online survey was administered to men without a history of prostate cancer, presenting a hypothetical clinical scenario in which they are given a new diagnosis of low-grade prostate cancer. The authors determined whether diagnosis nomenclature was associated with management preference and diagnosis-related anxiety using ratings given on a scale from 1 to 100, adjusting for participant characteristics through multivariable linear regression.

Results

The survey was completed by 718 men. Compared with Gleason 6

SUBMITTER: Hudnall MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8722476 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature