Contemporary Use of Initial Active Surveillance Among Men in Michigan with Low-risk Prostate Cancer

Abstract Background Active surveillance (AS) has been proposed as an effective strategy to reduce overtreatment among men with lower risk prostate cancers. However, historical rates of initial surveillance are low (4–20%), and little is known about its application among community-based urology pract...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European urology 2015-01, Vol.67 (1), p.44-50
Hauptverfasser:	Womble, Paul R, Montie, James E, Ye, Zaojun, Linsell, Susan M, Lane, Brian R, Miller, David C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Active surveillance Aged Biopsy - utilization Community Health Services - statistics & numerical data Humans Low-risk prostate cancer Male Michigan Middle Aged Prospective Studies Prostate - pathology Prostate-Specific Antigen - blood Prostatic Neoplasms - blood Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy Quality improvement collaborative Registries Risk Assessment Urology Urology - statistics & numerical data Watchful Waiting - utilization
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