Table 1.

Content covered in Dutch DA.

Step 1: Introduction

What is prostate cancer?

What do PSA and Gleason mean?

How does prostate cancer progresses?

What is the effect on my life expectancy?

Step 2: Curative treatment versus active surveillance

What is active surveillance?

What treatments are there?

What are the advantages?

What are the disadvantages?

What are the risks?

What is the chance of a rising PSA?

What is the risk of dying from prostate cancer?

Step 3: Surgery versus radiotherapy

What is the procedure for surgery?

What is the procedure for radiation therapy?

What are the advantages?

What are the disadvantages?

What is the risk for erectile dysfunction?

What is the risk for bladder dysfunction?

What is the risk for bowel problems?

How do I know if treatment was successful?

What if the cancer progresses or treatment is not successful?

PSA: prostate-specific antigen; DA: decision aid.