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Poster
Description
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer, among men, in the United States.
Low-grade PCa is defined by; lack of metastasis outside the prostate (M0), no lymph node involvement (N0), tumor staging up to T2a, a PSA of less than 10 ng/ml, a Gleason score of less than 6, and no more than two of the 10-12 tissue samples (each composed of less than 50% cancer cells) of the 10-12 samples taken.
Four treatment options exist for low-grade PCa patients: active surveillance (AS), external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), brachytherapy, and radical prostatectomy (RP), all of which cause physical and psychological side effects.
The purpose of this scholarly project is to determine if there is a statistical significance regarding treatment modality chosen and the psychological distress (PD) experienced and to determine if early education and close follow up would aid in management of PD.
Department
Physician Assistant Studies
Date of Work
2020
Publication Date
2020
Keywords
Prostate Cancer, Low-grade PCa, psychological distress (PD), quality of life (QoL), depression
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Recommended Citation
Witherite, Janene, "Treatment Option Decision Making For Low-Grade Prostate Cancer" (2020). Physician Assistant Scholarly Project Posters. 243.
https://commons.und.edu/pas-grad-posters/243