Dr. Moses summarizes SUO presentation on financial and toxicity considerations for patients with prostate cancer
“We need to be aware of what patients are having to pay out of pocket, how it can impact their overall quality of life, [and] how can it impact their ability to pay for other necessities in life,” says Kelvin A. Moses, MD, PhD, FACS.
In this video, Kelvin A. Moses, MD, PhD, FACS, discusses the key points from his presentation, “Financial and toxicity considerations when managing advanced PCa,” which he made recently at the 2021 Society of Urologic Oncology Annual Meeting. Moses is an associate professor of urology and fellowship director of urologic oncology at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
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