Prostate Cancer in Seniors: Part 1: Epidemiology, Pathology, and Screening

Hong W Chin; Jyung Kim; Gregory Rasp; Boris Hristov

Prostate Cancer in Seniors: Part 1: Epidemiology, Pathology, and Screening

Fed Pract. 2015 May;32(Suppl 4):41S-44S.

Authors

Hong W Chin¹, Jyung Kim¹, Gregory Rasp¹, Boris Hristov¹

Affiliation

¹ was chief of radiation oncology at the Dayton VAMC and a clinical professor at the Boomshoft School of Medicine of Wright State University, both in Dayton, Ohio. is chief of radiation oncology at John D. Dingell VAMC in Detroit, Michigan. and are assistant professors at Boonshot Medical School of Wright State University. Dr. Hristov is also chief of radiation oncology at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

PMID: 30766120
PMCID: PMC6375450

Abstract

Patients and clinicians should carefully weigh risk factors, life expectancy, and existing medical comorbidities when making screening and treatment decisions for prostate cancer.