Variation in surgical treatment patterns for patients with prostate cancer in the United States: Do patients in academic hospitals fare better?

With prostate cancer (CaP) screening, overtreatment of low-risk CaP remains a concern. We investigated the patterns of radical prostatectomy (RP) for pathologic insignificant (iCaP) and significant CaP (sCaP) as well as variations between academic and nonacademic hospitals.

Source: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations - November 13, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Aydin Pooli, Amirali Salmasi, Izak Faiena, Andrew T. Lenis, David C. Johnson, Cedric Lebacle, Alexandra Drakaki, Kiran Gollapudi, Jeremy Blumberg, Allan J. Pantuck, Karim Chamie Tags: Original Article Source Type: research