How Does Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer Affect Quality of Life? A Systematic Review

The optimal management of screen-detected, localised prostate cancer remains controversial, related to overtreatment issues of screening and the nonrandomised evidence base. Active surveillance (AS) aims to delay or avoid curative therapy but may potentially harm patients' well-being through living with untreated prostate cancer.To systematically review the literature on quality of life (QoL) in patients undergoing AS.Embase, Medline, Psychinfo,...