Background: Active surveillance (AS) of small, low-risk papillary thyroid cancers (PTCs) is
increasingly being considered. There is limited understanding of why individuals with low …

Background: It is important to understand patient preferences on managing low-risk papillary
thyroid cancer (PTC). Methods: We prospectively followed patients with low-risk PTC< 2 cm …

Introduction Low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is increasingly being diagnosed
throughout the world; yet the mortality risk is low compared with other malignancies …

Importance Unlike for prostate cancer, active surveillance for thyroid cancer has not
achieved wide adoption. The parameters by which this approach is feasible are also not well …

Background: Active surveillance (AS) is offered as a choice to patients with low-risk papillary
thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). This study aimed to identify patient and physician factors …

Background: The rapid increase in the incidence of small papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
appears to be caused by the detection of small thyroid cancers. Active surveillance (AS) was …

Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) has indolent features and low mortality. Recently,
active surveillance (AS) instead of early surgery (ES) has been introduced as one treatment …

Background: The 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines acknowledged that “an
active surveillance management approach can be considered as an alternative to …

Background An ongoing debate exists over the optimal management of low-risk papillary
thyroid cancer. The American Thyroid Association supports the concept of active …

Objective Active surveillance for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) was endorsed by the
American Thyroid Association guidelines in 2015. The attitudes and beliefs of physicians …