Study authors characterize the incidence of head and neck tumors after treatment, and provide new insights on disease progression and surveillance recommendations.
Active Surveillance a Reasonable Option in African-American Men with Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
Active surveillance is a viable choice for African-American prostate cancer patients with low- or intermediate-risk disease, enabling long treatment-free periods and reasonable post-treatment outcomes, new Cleveland Clinic research shows.
Prostate Cancer Today: A 2-Minute Update for Physicians
Innovative diagnostic tools and treatments are refining management of prostate cancer, and helping clinicians and patients make better decisions.
How Does Confirmatory Biopsy Affect Recommendations for Active Surveillance?
Clinicians and patients are often concerned that biopsies miss occult high-grade prostate cancer. This study helps affirm that with a negative confirmatory biopsy, active surveillance is the right choice.
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Genomic Scores and Prostate Cancer
A recent Cleveland Clinic study revealed for the first time that the molecular features of a low-grade tumor as measured by genomic testing, rather than the amount of tumor present on biopsy, can identify which cancers should be treated and which are safe to watch.
Debating the Frequency of Biopsy in Monitoring Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
New evidence shows that men on active surveillance of prostate cancer can safely wait at least five years between surveillance biopsies. Study authors hope new findings increase appeal of disease monitoring and reduce patient and provider anxiety.
New Prostate Cancer Guidelines Support Use of Molecular-Based Prognostic Tests
Molecular-based tests that predict prostate cancer’s aggressiveness have gotten a qualified endorsement from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. The assays can be easily used to guide treatment decisions, says Cleveland Clinic’s Eric Klein, MD, boosting confidence in the choice of active surveillance for appropriate patients.
Active Surveillance of Localized Prostate Cancer Is Acceptable Management Strategy
About half of men diagnosed with prostate cancer have low-risk disease. Here’s the evidence comparing active surveillance to curative therapy in this large group of patients…