Exploring Value From the Patient's Perspective Between Modern Radiation Therapy Modalities for Localized Prostate Cancer.

Journal: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
Published Date: Nov 24, 2016

Abstract

PURPOSE: Patients' perspectives on their treatment experiences have not been compared between modern radiation modalities for localized prostate cancer. We evaluated treatment regret and patients' perceptions of their treatment experiences to better inform our understanding of a treatment's value.

Authors

  • Narek Shaverdian
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: nshaverdian@mednet.ucla.edu.
  • Darlene Verruttipong
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • Pin-Chieh Wang
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • Amar U Kishan
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • D Jeffrey Demanes
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • Susan McCloskey
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • Patrick Kupelian
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • Michael L Steinberg
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • Christopher R King
    Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA.

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