The Preferred Treatment for Stage I Seminoma: A Survey of Canadian Radiation Oncologists
To evaluate the preferences of radiation oncologists for managing stage I seminoma. An electronic survey evaluating the management of stage I seminoma patients was sent to Canadian radiation oncologists to determine their treatment recommendations and preferences. The survey completion rate was 74%...
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Published in | Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)) Vol. 18; no. 9; pp. 696 - 699 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
Elsevier Ltd
01.11.2006
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Summary: | To evaluate the preferences of radiation oncologists for managing stage I seminoma.
An electronic survey evaluating the management of stage I seminoma patients was sent to Canadian radiation oncologists to determine their treatment recommendations and preferences.
The survey completion rate was 74% among eligible respondents (78/105). Most (56%) felt that surveillance was the preferred treatment for patients, whereas 31% thought that adjuvant radiotherapy was best, 1% chose adjuvant chemotherapy as being the preferred option and 12% were unsure. Most would choose the same treatment for themselves if they were diagnosed with stage I seminoma. A previously published survey found that most respondents considered radiotherapy as the best option.
Most Canadian radiation oncologists now favour surveillance for most stage I seminoma patients. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0936-6555 1433-2981 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.clon.2006.06.008 |