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The urologist generally manages the treatment of men immediately following the diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa). The role of other physician specialists in this setting is less clear. We investigated whether involvement of other physician specialty types immediately following diagnosis affects initiation of cancer-directed treatment.This is a retrospective cohort study using linked cancer registry...
BACKGROUNDFactors contributing to the lower likelihood of urologist follow‐up among African American (AA) men diagnosed with prostate cancer may not be strictly related to patient factors. The authors investigated the relationship between crime, poverty, and poor housing, among others, and postdiagnosis urologist visits among AA and white men.
METHODSThe authors used linked cancer registry and Medicare...
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