Strategies adopted by men to deal with uncertainty and anxiety when following an active surveillance/monitoring protocol for localised prostate cancer and implications for care: a longitudinal qualitative study embedded within the ProtecT trial
Objectives Active surveillance (AS) enables men with low risk, localised prostate cancer (PCa) to avoid radical treatment unless progression occurs; lack of reliable AS protocols to determine progression leaves uncertainties for men and clinicians. This study investigated men’s strategies for coping...
Hauptverfasser: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Artikel |
Sprache: | English |
Veröffentlicht: |
BMJ Publishing Group
2020-09-01
|
Schriftenreihe: | BMJ Open |
Online Zugang: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e036024.full |