Abstract:167 Background: Prostate cancer is the second most common malignancy in men worldwide with 910,000 cases registered in 2008. The prognosis for low-risk prostate cancer patients remains excellent and arguably the majority may either not require radical treatment or may benefit from deferred radical treatment. Active surveillance involves serial prostate-specific antigen (PSA) monitoring, digital rectal examinations, and periodic trans-rectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsies. Patients for active surveillance… Show more
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