It is worth distinguishing between the two strategies of expectant management for prostate
cancer. Watchful waiting entails administering non‐curative androgen deprivation therapy to …

Objectives To ascertain the treatment trends and patterns of care, for men with prostate
cancer on active surveillance (AS) in V ictoria, A ustralia. Patients and Methods De …

Selected patients with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsies containing Gleason
score 3+ 4= 7 prostate cancer (PCa) may be considered candidates for active surveillance …

Introduction Over 80% of the nearly 1 million men diagnosed with prostate cancer annually
worldwide present with localised or locally advanced non-metastatic disease. Risk …

Focal therapy, or partial gland ablation, represents the middle ground between active
surveillance and definitive treatment strategies against localized prostate cancer (PCa) …

Background Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI)/ultrasound fusion biopsy
(targeted biopsy or TB) may improve detection of high-grade cancers when compared to …

Objective To quantitatively determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression in men on
active surveillance (AS). Design Cross-sectional questionnaire survey. Setting Secondary …

Purpose Approximately a third of prostate cancer cases with a Gleason score of 6 are
upgraded at radical prostatectomy. We studied trends and predictors of upgrading and up …

Background Large randomized screening trials provide an estimation of the effect of
screening at a population-based level. The effect of screening for individuals, however, is …

BACKGROUND: Active surveillance (AS) is emerging as an alternative approach to limit the
risk of overtreatment and impairment of quality of life (QoL) in patients with low-risk localised …