Prostate Cancer
Reports Outline Prostate Cancer Study Findings from Medical University of South Carolina
Published in Cancer Weekly, October 4th, 2011
2011 OCT 4 -- In this recently published article, scientists in Charleston, South Carolina conducted a study "To evaluate the degree to which the partners of prostate cancer patients participate in the shared decision-making process with the patients' providers during the time between diagnosis and initiating treatment. We recruited patients with newly diagnosed local-stage prostate cancer and their partners to complete take-home surveys after biopsy but before initiating treatment at urology practices in three states."
"We asked partners to describe their roles in the decision-making process, including participation in clinic visits, and perceptions of...
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