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Active Surveillance As A Choice?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jun 16 2:37pm | Replies (11)

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@mn281

I'm always skeptical about data like these when they indicate that around 75% of the men on active surveillance had some type of treatment within the 15 year study period. Was it that treatment that influenced the success rate to a higher degree? Hard to tell when only "around 15%" of the men stayed on AS the whole time. I agree a quick decision is not always needed, but IMO a decision at some point is necessary.

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A decision regarding what? To decide to treat?
Even if the 3tMRI was stable with no changes, and PSA was stable?
In this case the decision should remain AS.