Anxiety and distress during active surveillance for early prostate cancer

BACKGROUND: Patients on active surveillance (AS) for early prostate cancer (PC) may experience feelings of anxiety and distress while living with “untreated” cancer. In this study, these feelings were quantified, and their associations with various psychologic, medical, demographic, and decision‐related factors were assessed. METHODS: Men with recently diagnosed PC who participated in a prospective protocol‐based AS program (the Prostate Cancer...