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The ‘CaP Calculator’: an online decision support tool for clinically localized prostate cancer
Author(s) -
Katz Matthew S.,
Efstathiou Jason A.,
D’Amico Anthony V.,
Kattan Michael W.,
Sanda Martin G.,
Nguyen Paul L.,
Smith Matthew R.,
Carroll Peter R.,
Zietman Anthony L.
Publication year - 2010
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/j.1464-410x.2010.09290.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , prostatectomy , stage (stratigraphy) , prostate specific antigen , oncology , prostate , cancer , paleontology , biology
To design a decision-support tool to facilitate evidence-based treatment decisions in clinically localized prostate cancer, as individualized risk assessment and shared decision-making can decrease distress and decisional regret in patients with prostate cancer, but current individual models vary or only predict one outcome of interest.