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The Influence of Psychosocial Constructs on the Adherence to Active Surveillance for Localized Prostate Cancer in a Prospective, Population-Based Cohort.


AUTHORS

Lang MF , Tyson MD , Rudd Alvarez J , Koyama T , Hoffman KE , Resnick MJ , Cooperberg MR , Wu XC , Chen V , Paddock LE , Hamilton AS , Hashibe M , Goodman M , Greenfield S , Kaplan SH , Stroup A , Penson DF , Barocas DA , . Urology. 2017 2 9; ().

ABSTRACT

To evaluate the influence of psychosocial factors such as prostate cancer (PCa) anxiety, social support, participation in medical decision-making (PDM), and education level on patient decisions to discontinue PCa active surveillance (AS) in the absence of disease progression.


To evaluate the influence of psychosocial factors such as prostate cancer (PCa) anxiety, social support, participation in medical decision-making (PDM), and education level on patient decisions to discontinue PCa active surveillance (AS) in the absence of disease progression.


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