Castration remains despite decreasing definitive treatment of localized prostate cancer in the elderly: A case for de-implementation
Cancer
.
2018 Oct 15;124(20):3971-3974.
doi: 10.1002/cncr.31665.
Epub 2018 Sep 7.
Authors
Ted A Skolarus
1
2
,
Megan Ev Caram
1
3
,
Christina H Chapman
1
4
,
David C Smith
3
,
Brent K Hollenbeck
2
,
Sarah Hawley
1
5
,
Alexander Tsodikov
6
,
Anne Sales
1
7
,
Daniela Wittmann
2
,
Alexander Zaslavsky
2
Affiliations
1
Center for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
2
Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
3
Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
4
Department of Radiation Oncology, Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
5
Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
6
Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
7
Department of Learning Health Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
PMID:
30192374
PMCID:
PMC6812568
DOI:
10.1002/cncr.31665
No abstract available
Publication types
Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Comment
MeSH terms
Aged
Humans
Male
Orchiectomy*
Prostatic Neoplasms*
Grants and funding
R01CA90739/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
R37 CA222885/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
CDA 12-171/Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development/International
P50 CA186786/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States
R01 HS 025,707/HS/AHRQ HHS/United States
IK2 HX001162/HX/HSRD VA/United States