Patient and Context Factors in the Adoption of Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although active surveillance for patients with low-risk prostate cancer (LRPC) has been recommended for years, its adoption at the population level is often limited.

Objective

To make active surveillance available for patients with LRPC using a research framework and to compare patient characteristics and clinical outcomes between those who receive active surveillance vs radical treatments at diagnosis.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based, prospective cohort study was designed by a large multidisciplinary group of specialists and patients' representatives. The study was conducted within all 18 urology centers and 7 radiation oncology centers in the Piemonte and Valle d'Aosta Regional Oncology Network in Northwest Italy (approximate popul

SUBMITTER: Ciccone G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10582795 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature