Treatment Decisions for Localized Prostate Cancer
Holmboe E, Concato J. Treatment Decisions for Localized Prostate Cancer. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2000, 15: 694-701. PMID: 11089712, PMCID: PMC1495597, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.90842.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExternal beam radiationLocalized prostate cancerWatchful waitingProstate cancerRadical prostatectomyTreatment optionsTreatment decisionsCommon reasonPattern of complicationsPrimary care providersRemoval of tumorsLack of evidencePhysician recommendationConsecutive menCare providersHigh riskPatient decisionCancerLonger durationPractice groupMenBeam radiationTreatmentPatientsShort duration