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- Title
Lack of comprehension of common prostate cancer terms in an underserved population.
- Authors
Kilbridge, Kerry L; Fraser, Gertrude; Krahn, Murray; Nelson, Elizabeth M; Conaway, Mark; Bashore, Randall; Wolf, Andrew; Barry, Michael J; Gong, Debra A; Nease, Robert F, Jr; Connors, Alfred F
- Abstract
To assess the comprehension of common medical terms used in prostate cancer in patient education materials to obtain informed consent, and to measure outcomes after prostate cancer treatment. We address this issue among underserved, African-American men because of the increased cancer incidence and mortality observed in this population.
- Publication
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2009, Vol 27, Issue 12, p2015
- ISSN
1527-7755
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1200/JCO.2008.17.3468