MANAGEMENT OF EARLY PROSTATIC-CANCER IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES - VARIATIONS IN CLINICAL POLICIES AND PHYSICIANS ATTITUDES TOWARD RADICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS

To explore the treatment of patients with early localized prostatic ca rcinoma, we surveyed the departments of urology and general surgery in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Clinical policies and physician s' attitudes toward the radical treatment options varied widely betwee n the countries. A correlation seems to exist between practice pattern s and national attitudes toward special technologies.