Treatment Preferences for Active Surveillance versus Active Treatment among Men with Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

Background: Due to the concerns about the overtreatment of low-risk prostate cancer, active surveillance (AS) is now a recommended alternative to the active treatments (AT) of surgery and radiotherapy. However, AS is not widely utilized, partially due to psychological and decision-making factors associated with treatment preferences. Methods: In a longitudinal cohort study, we conducted pretreatment telephone interviews (N = 1,140, 69.3%...