Risk factors for metastatic prostate cancer: A sentinel event case series

ConclusionsThe cases help highlight the need for systems based approaches to early diagnosis of PCa. A heterogeneous group of barriers to early diagnosis were identified in our series of patients including economic, health systems, and cultural factors. These findings underscore the need for individualized approaches to preventing delayed diagnosis of PCa. While limited by our single‐institution scope, this approach provides a model for research and quality improvement initiatives to identify modifiable systems factors impeding appropriate diagnoses of PCa.

Source: The Prostate - August 1, 2017 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Channing J. Paller, Alexander P. Cole, Alan W. Partin, Michael A. Carducci, Norma F. Kanarek Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research