Keywords

practice patterns, primary care, prostate cancer, perspectives on screening

Authors

1. Skolarus, Ted A. MD, MPH
2. Holmes-Rovner, Margaret PhD
3. Northouse, Laurel L. PhD
4. Fagerlin, Angela PhD
5. Garlinghouse, Carol MSN
6. Demers, Raymond Y. MD, MPH
7. Rovner, David R. MD
8. Darwish-Yassine, May PhD
9. Wei, John T. MD, MS

Abstract

Although the effectiveness of prostate cancer screening is controversial, screening rates have risen dramatically among primary care providers in the United States. The authors' findings suggest more collaboration among primary care and specialty organizations, especially with respect to decision aid endorsement, is needed to achieve more discriminatory and patient-centered prostate cancer screening.