Association of Socioeconomic Position, Prostate-specific Antigen, and Age with Observation in Low-risk Prostate Cancer Patients in Switzerland
We looked at how men in Switzerland with low-risk prostate cancer were treated in 2020 and 2021. We found that most men chose observation instead of immediate treatment, but men with lower socioeconomic position, younger age, or higher prostate-specific antigen levels were more likely to have active treatment. This suggests that there are opportunities to reduce unnecessary treatment for certain patient groups.
Authors
- Uwe Bieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7339-1458)
- Basil Kaufmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6965-449X)
- Cédric Poyet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3648-6941)
- Lea Wildisen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2097-8674)
- Dominik Menges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5970-1846)
- Sabine Rohrmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2215-1200)
- Florian Schmid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0862-5027)
- Katharina Staehelin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1218-417X)
- Daniel Eberli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8866-8010)
- Thomas Paul Scherer
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Triemli Hospital (CH)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Ludwig Cancer Research (CH)
- Kantonsspital Baden (CH)
- Department of Health Canton of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Urology Open Science
- Published
- 2025-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euros.2025.12.009
- Primary Topic
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00