Cardiovascular Preventive Care and Coordination Of Care In Prostate Cancer Survivors: A Multi-Institutional Prospective Study

Prostate cancer survivors who receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. We prospectively enrolled 103 men receiving ADT to assess cardiovascular risk factors and survivorship care. Cardiovascular disease and risk factors were prevalent at baseline and 1 year, and less than two thirds received guideline concordant monitoring. In addition, patient ’s perception of coordination of care between primary care and specialists were low.

Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - August 9, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Jordan A. Holmes, Roger F. Anderson, Leroy G. Hoffman, Timothy N. Showalter, Mohit Kasibhatla, Sean P. Collins, Michael A. Papagikos, Brittany D. Barbosa, Lori J. Stravers, Zahra Mahbooba, Andrew Z. Wang, Ronald C. Chen Source Type: research