Describing perspectives of health care professionals on active surveillance for the management of prostate cancer

• Main Authors: Kittie Pang (Author), Margaret Fitch (Author), Veronique Ouellet (Author), Simone Chevalier (Author), Darrel E. Drachenberg (Author), Antonio Finelli (Author), Jean-Baptiste Lattouf (Author), Alan So (Author), Simon Sutcliffe (Author), Simon Tanguay (Author), Fred Saad (Author), Anne-Mar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Over the last decade, active surveillance has proven to be a safe approach for patients with low-risk prostate cancer. Although active surveillance presents several advantages for both patients and the health care system, all eligible patients do not adopt this approach. Our goal...