Closely monitoring low-risk prostate cancer, with biopsy, does not raise risk of death, study suggests
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
A new study of 769 men from across the United States recently diagnosed with low-grade prostate cancer shows that forgoing immediate surgery to remove the tumor or radiation poses no added risk of death. Delaying treatment is fine, the results show, so long as the cancer's progression and tumor growth are closely monitored through "active surveillance" and there is no dramatic worsening of the disease over time.