'Mismatched' Prostate Cancer Treatment More Common Than Expected

'Mismatched' Prostate Cancer Treatment More Common Than Expected

11/26/2007

Source: Massachusetts General Hospital

Study suggests quality of life factors may not receive adequate consideration

More than a third of men with early prostate cancer who participated in a study analyzing treatment choice received therapies that might not be appropriate, based on pre-existing problems with urinary, bowel or sexual function. The prevalence of these treatment “mismatches” could reflect patient’ unwillingness to discuss such problems with their physicians. The study will appear in the January 1, 2007 issue of the journal Cancer and is being released online.

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