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From: Population-Based Assessment of Determining Treatments for Prostate Cancer
JAMA Oncol. 2015;1(1):60-67. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2014.192
Figure Legend:
Source of Variation for Each Treatment TypeOnly a small proportion of variation of treatment type is attributed to tumor
characteristic, region, and year. The variation in the decision to pursue radical prostatectomy is significantly affected by patient
demographics (40%), referral to other specialists (24%), and unexplained surgeon factors (23%). The variation in the decision to
pursue radiotherapy is significantly affected by referral to other specialists (44%), as well as unexplained surgeon (20%) and patient
factors (30%). The variation in the decision to pursue
watchful
waiting
or active
surveillance (WW-AS) is significantly affected by
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