Why men with a low-risk prostate cancer select and stay on active surveillance: A qualitative study.

Why men with a low-risk prostate cancer select and stay on active surveillance: A qualitative study.

<h4>Objective</h4>Active surveillance (AS) is an increasingly utilized strategy for monitoring men with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa) that allows them to defer active treatment (AT) in the absence of cancer progression. Studies have explored reasons for selecting AS and for then switchi...

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Main Authors: Aaron T Seaman, Kathryn L Taylor, Kimberly Davis, Kenneth G Nepple, John H Lynch, Anthony D Oberle, Ingrid J Hall, Robert J Volk, Heather Schacht Reisinger, Richard M Hoffman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225134

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