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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2013 Feb 19;108(3):533-41.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.5. Epub 2013 Jan 29.

Men's preferences for prostate cancer screening: a discrete choice experiment

E W de Bekker-Grob  1 , J M Rose, B Donkers, M-L Essink-Bot, C H Bangma, E W Steyerberg
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Men's preferences for prostate cancer screening: a discrete choice experiment

E W de Bekker-Grob et al. Br J Cancer. .

Abstract

Background: Screening for prostate cancer (PC) may save lives, but overdiagnosis and overtreatment are serious drawbacks. We aimed to determine men's preferences for PC screening, and to elicit the trade-offs they make.

Methods: A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted among a population-based random sample of 1000 elderly men (55-75-years-old). Trade-offs were quantified with a panel latent class model between five PC screening aspects: risk reduction of PC-related death, screening interval, risk of unnecessary biopsies, risk of unnecessary treatments, and out-of-pocket costs.

Results: The response rate was 46% (459/1000). Men were willing to trade-off 2.0% (CI: 1.6%-2.4%) or 1.8% (CI: 1.3%-2.3%) risk reduction of PC-related death to decrease their risk of unnecessary treatment or biopsy with 10%, respectively. They were willing to pay €188 per year (CI: €141-€258) to reduce their relative risk of PC-related death with 10%. Preference heterogeneity was substantial, with men with higher educational levels having a lower probability to opt for PC screening than men with lower educational levels.

Conclusion: Men were willing to trade-off some risk reduction of PC-related death to be relieved of the burden of biopsies or unnecessary treatments. Increasing knowledge on overdiagnosis and overtreatment, especially for men with lower educational levels, is warranted to prevent unrealistic expectations from PC screening.

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