Geographic and socioeconomic variation in treatment of elderly prostate cancer patients in Norway - a national register-based study

• Main Authors: Elin Marthinussen Gustavsen (Author), Erik Skaaheim Haug (Author), Ellinor Haukland (Author), Ragnhild Heimdal (Author), Eva Stensland (Author), Tor Åge Myklebust (Author), Beate Hauglann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to examine geographic and socioeconomic variation in curative treatment and choice of treatment modality among elderly prostate cancer (PCa) patients. Methods This register-based cohort study included all Norwegian men ≥ 70 years when diagnosed with non-met...