Trends in prostate cancer care in the United States, 1974–1990: Observations from the patient care evaluation studies of the American college of surgeons commission on cancer

Prostate cancer is increasing in importance as a public health problem in the US as it has surpassed lung cancer to become the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men other than skin cancer and is the second leading cause of death from cancer in men. Highlights of patient care evaluation studies by th...

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Published in:CA: a cancer journal for clinicians 1993-03, Vol.43 (2), p.83-91
Main Authors: Mettlin, Curtis, Jones, George W., Murphy, Gerald P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Diagnostic Imaging
Estrogens - therapeutic use
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Follow-Up Studies
General Surgery
Health care
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Staging
Prostate cancer
Prostatectomy
Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Prostatic Neoplasms - drug therapy
Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology
Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery
Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy
Radiotherapy Dosage
Societies, Medical
Survival Rate
United States
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Summary:Prostate cancer is increasing in importance as a public health problem in the US as it has surpassed lung cancer to become the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men other than skin cancer and is the second leading cause of death from cancer in men. Highlights of patient care evaluation studies by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer conducted from 1974 to 1990, with a focus on major trends, are presented.
ISSN:0007-9235
1542-4863
DOI:10.3322/canjclin.43.2.83