Single Subject Studies In Prostate Cancer: How Graphing PSA Test Results And Testosterone Levels Using Process Behavior And Celeration Charts Can Provide Insight And Guide Clinical Decisions

Abstract

Received : February 21, 2019 Published : March 14, 2019 ABSTRACT Process Behavior Charts and Celeration Charts provide effective ways to visualize the clinical status of a patient with prostate cancer and to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments. Process Behavior Charts allow a definitive answer to the question of whether a change has occurred in spite of the variability of the PSA values, and when changes are occurring the Celeration Chart provides an easy estimate of the rate of growth. Both of these graphic techniques help in the overall understanding of the status of a patient at risk for prostate cancer by placing current PSA values in the context of the history of that patient.