Taking a wait and see approach to prostate cancer
Monday, September 21, 2009 - 02:21
in Health & Medicine
Treatment of men over 65 with locally confined tumors provides little survival benefit, a study finds. For most men over 65 with localized prostate cancer, conservative management of their tumor -- which might be characterized as "benign neglect," or wait and treat only if symptoms occur -- may be the best course of action, according to a new study that compares modern results...