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Many readers may be interested in an article on active surveillance and other forms of expectant management by Khurana and Stephenson that appears on the front page of the November issue of the AUA News. This article is based on a poster presented by Khurana et al. at the annual meeting of the American Urological [...]
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: active surveillance, expectant management, observation, watchful waiting | 1 Comment »
A new report in European Urology may offer some insights into the value of large, retrospective data analyses as compared to multi-center, randomized clinical trials when it comes to the assessment of the effects of different first-line treatments on the management of clinically localized prostate cancer.
Filed under: Management, Treatment, Uncategorized | Tagged: age, mortality, observation, radical prostatectomy, watchful waiting | 5 Comments »
So Dr. Timothy Wilt presented the initial results of the Prostate Cancer Intervention Versus Observation Trial (PIVOT) at the annual meeting of the AUA yesterday morning. They showed what many of us may have been expecting.
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: benefit, observation, outcome, PIVOT, surgery | 15 Comments »
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