The Evolution of Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer

The aimof active surveillance for localised prostate cancer is to offer timely treatment to[6_TD$DIFF] those men who need it while avoiding the harms of unnecessary treatment in those with indolent disease. The safety of active surveillance has been documented in relatively large, mature cohort studies. For example, among the Toronto cohort of 993men followed for up to 19 yr, more than half have avoided treatment and just 2.8% have developed...