Publications by authors named "Andrew G Pearce"
Article Synopsis
- This study looked at how many men with prostate cancer in Ontario met with a radiation doctor before having surgery from 2010 to 2019.
- They found that most patients (94.70%) primarily saw urologists, while fewer saw radiation doctors (37.66%) and medical oncologists (1.77%).
- It also showed that men from lower-income neighborhoods or rural areas were less likely to meet with a radiation oncologist, indicating issues with access to care based on location and income.
Purpose: To survey the current use and future plans for image-guided brachytherapy (BT) for cervical cancer by radiation oncologists in Canada.
Methods And Materials: Canadian radiation oncologists treating gynecologic malignancies were identified in January 2009. A 29-item questionnaire (English and French) querying the current practice in the use of imaging in BT planning, and plans for transition to three-dimensional (3D) image guidance for BT for cervical cancer (curative intent, intact cervix), was electronically circulated.