Therapy prostate cancer patients receive is influenced by type of specialist that men see

New research at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, shows that the type of specialist that men with localized prostate cancer see can influence the form of therapy they ultimately receive. The study concluded that patients aged 65 and older who consult an urologist are more likely to undergo surgery to remove the prostate, while those who consult a radiation oncologist and a urologist, regardless of age, usually receive radiation therapy.

Hpwever, the team cautions that because men in the study were older than 65, the findings may not apply to younger patients.

The study was published in today’s issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.