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Consensus statements on the management of clinically localized prostate cancer from the Hong Kong Urological Association and the Hong Kong Society of Uro‐Oncology
Author(s) -
Ma WaiKit,
Poon Darren MingChun,
Chan ChiKwok,
Chan TimWai,
Cheung FoonYiu,
Ho LapYin,
Lee Eric KaChai,
Leung Angus KwongChuen,
Leung Simon YiuLam,
So HingShing,
Tam PoChor,
Kwong Philip WaiKay
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bju international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 1464-4096
DOI - 10.1111/bju.14681
Subject(s) - medicine , consensus conference , statement (logic) , prostate cancer , voting , family medicine , medline , evidence based medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , cancer , politics , political science , law
Objective To formulate consensus statements to facilitate physician management strategies for patients with clinically localized prostate cancer ( PC a) in Hong Kong by jointly convening a panel of 12 experts from the two local professional organizations representing PCa specialists, who had previously established consensus statements on the management of metastatic PC a for the locality. Methods Through a series of meetings, the panellists discussed their clinical experience and the published evidence regarding various areas of the management of localized PC a, then drafted consensus statements. At the final meeting, each drafted statement was voted on by every panellist based on its practicability of recommendation in the locality. Results A total of 76 consensus statements were ultimately accepted and established by panel voting. Conclusion Derived from the recent evidence and major overseas guidelines, along with local clinical experience and practicability, the consensus statements were aimed to serve as a practical reference for physicians in Hong Kong for the management of localized PC a.