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Discord Among Radiation Oncologists and Urologists in the Postoperative Management of High-Risk Prostate Cancer
- Source :
- American journal of clinical oncology. 41(8)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- To query specialty-specific differences regarding postoperative radiotherapy (RT) for high-risk prostate cancer. Electronic mail survey of radiation oncologists (ROs) and urologists. We sought to maximize absolute response number to capture contemporary practice ethos. The outcome of interest was association between response and specialty. Training level/expertise, practice setting, percentage of consultation caseload consisting of high-risk prostate cancer, and nationality were set as effect modifiers for multivariate logistic regression. In total, 846 ROs and 407 urologists responded. ROs were more likely to prefer adjuvant radiotherapy (ART). ART or early salvage radiotherapy (SRT, with early SRT defined as that delivered at prostate-specific antigen
- Subjects :
- Oncology
Male
Cancer Research
medicine.medical_specialty
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Attitude of Health Personnel
medicine.medical_treatment
Urologists
030232 urology & nephrology
Specialty
Salvage therapy
Disease
Electronic mail
Androgen deprivation therapy
03 medical and health sciences
Prostate cancer
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Postoperative Period
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Referral and Consultation
Gynecology
Prostatectomy
Salvage Therapy
business.industry
Training level
Radiation Oncologists
Disease Management
Prostatic Neoplasms
medicine.disease
Prognosis
Radiation therapy
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1537453X
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- American journal of clinical oncology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....aeda3c6ea3ac6cb474b60ef040b4c492