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A disease by any other name: Effects of cancer grading nomenclature on perception of prostate cancer risk
Author(s) -
McMahon Gregory C.,
Leapman Michael S.
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.33619
Subject(s) - medicine , grading (engineering) , terminology , prostate cancer , disease , nomenclature , cancer , prostate , gynecology , oncology , pathology , linguistics , taxonomy (biology) , philosophy , civil engineering , botany , engineering , biology
The effects of prostate cancer grading nomenclature on disease‐related anxiety and inclinations for initial management are explored. Contemporary issues for prostate cancer management are discussed in the setting of the recent publication that experimentally assesses variations in grading terminology in a randomized online survey of volunteers.