Exploring the relation of active surveillance schedules and prostate cancer mortality

Abstract Background Active surveillance (AS), where treatment is deferred until cancer progression is detected by a biopsy, is acknowledged as a way to reduce overtreatment in prostate cancer. However, a consensus on the frequency of taking biopsies while in AS is lacking. In former studies to optim...

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Main Authors: Zhenwei Yang, Eveline A. M. Heijnsdijk, Lisa F. Newcomb, Dimitris Rizopoulos, Nicole S. Erler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-03-01
Series:Cancer Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6977