Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation active surveillance prostate cancer cohort: a characterisation of a prostate cancer active surveillance database
Abstract Background The routine clinical use of serum prostatic specific antigen (PSA) testing has allowed earlier detection of low-grade prostate cancer (PCa) with more favourable characteristics, leading to increased acceptance of management by active surveillance (AS). AS aims to avoid over treat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08255-z |