A study conducted at 4 Massachusetts hospitals using questionnaires to survey more than 400 patients found that prostate cancer patients often receive treatment that is contraindicated by pre-existing conditions such as urinary or bowel dysfunction. It also found mismatched treatments were more common than expected.
The authors raised concerns about poor patient-doctor communication that can lead to poor clinical outcomes.
Source: "Treatment 'Mismatch' In Early Prostate Cancer: Do Treatment Choices Take Patient Quality of Life Into Account?" CANCER; Published Online: November 26, 2007 (DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23138); Print Issue Date: January 1, 2008
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