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Utilization of Active Surveillance and Watchful Waiting for localized prostate cancer in the daily practice.

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Abstract
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To analyze the utilization of Active Surveillance (AS) and Watchful Waiting (WW) in the daily routine setting, since both are non-invasive treatment options for localized prostate cancer (PCa), which are used in a curative (AS) or palliative (WW) setting. Since differentiation of both strategies is not always clear, patients were compared with respect to the inclusion criteria, frequency of follow-up examinations (Prostate Specific Antigen = PSA tests, rebiopsies), and initiation of a deferred treatment.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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World journal of urology
Date Published
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2018
ISSN Number
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0724-4983
URL
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00345-018-2175-0
DOI
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10.1007/s00345-018-2175-0
Short Title
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World J Urol
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