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The study said its findings suggest that a lack of medical evidence and consistent, comprehensive messages about therapeutic options compel men to turn to a wide variety of popular and biased sources, which influence their decision.

This approach often results in treatments that do not generally reflect patients' goals.

Despite new treatment options for Physicians and family, as well as race and culture may affect patients' decisions, the study said.

It is very likely, say the authors, that patients "have significant limitations in their ability to identify biased information, as well as their ability to weigh complex information about the outcomes that are important to them." © Copyright 2006 United Press International, Inc.

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