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Socioeconomic status and disparities in treatment patterns

Disparities in prostate cancer treatment patterns have been traced to differences in socioeconomic status. These results have implications for quality of care imparted by health-care providers. Until randomized clinical trials establish standards of care, physicians must be wary of unconscious bias and strive to support, not dictate, the decision-making process.

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Chu, D., Freedland, S. Socioeconomic status and disparities in treatment patterns. Nat Rev Urol 7, 480–481 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2010.121

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