Treating Prostate Cancer in Older Patients

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This video reviews the management approach for prostate cancer in older patients, including when screening is appropriate and how geriatric assessments can guide treatment decisions.

In this video, William Dale, MD, PhD, of the City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, California, discusses the management approach for prostate cancer in older patients, including when screening is appropriate and how geriatric assessments can guide treatment decisions.

Dale spoke on this topic during an education session, “Disparities in Screening and Treatment of Prostate Cancer for the Older Patient,” at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting last month in Chicago.

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