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Specialists Offer Biased Treatment Advice for Prostate Cancer

...Review SEATTLE, March 27 - Men trying to decide how to have their localized For example, urologists nearly universally indicate that surgery is the optimal treatment strategy, and radiation oncologists similarly indicate that radiation therapy is optimal, said Scott D.

Ramsey, M.D., Ph.D., of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center here, and colleagues.

"Given the bias in treatment preference by specialty, it is likely there is discordance in which treatment options are provided to patients and the strength of individual recommendations associated with each option," Dr.

Ramsey and colleagues wrote in a study published online today by the journal Cancer.

Choosing the most appropriate treatment for localized Dr.

Ramsey and colleagues reviewed 69 original peer-reviewed articles focused on the The articles included survey studies, focus group studies, and studies aimed at designing and exploring decision aids.

The treatment strategies covered by the studies included watc...

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