Estimating patient health in prostate cancer treatment counseling.

Gregory T ChesnutAmy L TinKatherine A FleshnerNicole E BenfanteAndrew J VickersJames A EasthamDaniel D SjobergSigrid V Carlsson

Published in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2021)

A method based on physician-assessed health quartiles for LE estimation, as suggested by the NCCN guidelines, appears too crude to be used in the treatment counseling of men with localized prostate cancer, as compared to a validated prediction model, such as the Kent model.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
healthcare
public health
radical prostatectomy
mental health
emergency department
primary care
health information
human immunodeficiency virus
clinical practice
hiv infected
hiv testing
middle aged