Multiple physician recommendations for prostate cancer treatment: a Pandora’s box for patients?
Willie Underwood III1,2, Heather Orom2, Michael Poch1, Brady T. West3, Paula M. Lantz4, Sam S. Chang5, Jay H. Fowke6
Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.17, No.5, pp. 5346-5354, 2010
Abstract Objective: Patients turn to their physicians for information and guidance when making a prostate cancer treatment decision. The objectives of this study were to determine the likelihood of men consulting with and receiving treatment recommendations from different providers (urologists, radiation oncologists, and primary care physicians), the content of these recommendations, the perceived influence of recommendations and which recommendations, if any, were associated with prostate cancer treatment decisions.
Methods: One hundred and fifty-eight participants with localized prostate cancer completed a survey regarding their treatment decision-making process. Associations between treatment choice and urologist recommendations, consultations with radiation oncologists and More >