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Health literacy and shared decision making in prostate cancer screening: Equality versus equity
Author(s) -
Washington Samuel L.,
Master Viraj A.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.33235
Subject(s) - prostate cancer screening , medicine , health literacy , guideline , literacy , prostate specific antigen , equity (law) , cancer screening , prostate cancer , family medicine , gynecology , medical education , cancer , health care , psychology , pathology , pedagogy , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Smarter screening and shared decision making concerning prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) screening allow patients to make informed decisions and provide timely screening to those who are interested. These concepts are endorsed by several guideline statements, but facilitating discussions of prostate cancer screening must be tailored to the individual in ways that are appropriate for the individual's degree of health literacy. In their article in this issue of Cancer , Nguyen et al examine the influence of health literacy on PSA screening rates in a cross‐sectional study.