Open AccessRacial Differences in Treatment Decision-Making for Men with Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: a Population-Based Study
Author(s) -
Jinping Xu,
James Janisse,
Julie J. Ruterbusch,
Joel W. Ager,
Kendra Schwartz
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2197-3792
pISSN - 2196-8837
DOI - 10.1007/s40615-015-0109-8
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , watchful waiting , population , demography , epidemiology , cancer , oncology , gynecology , gerontology , environmental health , sociology
Racial differences in prostate cancer treatment patterns have motivated concerns about over- and undertreatment. We surveyed black and white patients with localized prostate cancer (LPC) regarding their treatment decision-making processes to gain a better perspective on factors associated with LPC treatment choice.