Appraising risk in active surveillance of localized prostate cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer are typically eligible for active surveillance of their cancer, involving monitoring for cancer progression and making judgements about the risks of prostate cancer against those of active intervention. Our study examined how risk for prostate cancer is perceived and experienced by patients undergoing active surveillance with their clinicians, how risk is communicated in clinical consultations, and the implications for treatment and care.

Method

Participants were nine patients and three clinicians from a university hospital urology clinic. A staged, qualitative, multi-method data collection approach was undertaken, comprising: observations of consultations; patient and clinician interviews; and patient surveys. The three

SUBMITTER: Hogden A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6803412 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature