D Meltzer1, B Egleston, I Abdalla. 1. Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Economics, and Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies, Chicago, Ill., USA. dmeltzer@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study analyzed prostate cancer treatment rates by age and clinical stage and contrasted these with rates by most accurate stage. METHODS: We determined surgery and radiation rates by most accurate and clinical stage by using 1996 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data. RESULTS: Treatment rates by clinical stage vs best stage differ significantly. For example, surgery rates for stages B, C, and D are 37%, 78%, and 13% by most accurate stage but 33%, 6%, and 1% by clinical stage. Treatment patterns by clinical stage vary substantially by age. CONCLUSIONS: Treatment patterns should be described by clinical stage rather than most accurate stage, and they vary by age.
OBJECTIVES: This study analyzed prostate cancer treatment rates by age and clinical stage and contrasted these with rates by most accurate stage. METHODS: We determined surgery and radiation rates by most accurate and clinical stage by using 1996 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data. RESULTS: Treatment rates by clinical stage vs best stage differ significantly. For example, surgery rates for stages B, C, and D are 37%, 78%, and 13% by most accurate stage but 33%, 6%, and 1% by clinical stage. Treatment patterns by clinical stage vary substantially by age. CONCLUSIONS: Treatment patterns should be described by clinical stage rather than most accurate stage, and they vary by age.
Authors: A W Partin; M W Kattan; E N Subong; P C Walsh; K J Wojno; J E Oesterling; P T Scardino; J D Pearson Journal: JAMA Date: 1997-05-14 Impact factor: 56.272
Authors: Ryan K Berglund; Catherine M Tangen; Isaac J Powell; Bruce A Lowe; Gabriel P Haas; Peter R Carroll; Edith D Canby-Hagino; Ralph deVere White; George P Hemstreet; E David Crawford; Ian M Thompson; Eric A Klein Journal: Urology Date: 2012-03 Impact factor: 2.649
Authors: William T Lowrance; Elena B Elkin; David S Yee; Andrew Feifer; Behfar Ehdaie; Lindsay M Jacks; Coral L Atoria; Michael J Zelefsky; Howard I Scher; Peter T Scardino; James A Eastham Journal: BJU Int Date: 2011-11-15 Impact factor: 5.588
Authors: Won Ik Seo; Pil Moon Kang; Dong Il Kang; Jang Ho Yoon; Wansuk Kim; Jae Il Chung Journal: J Korean Med Sci Date: 2014-09-02 Impact factor: 2.153