The Brazilian national prospective active surveillance (AS) cohort of patients with low-risk prostate cancer in the public health system: vigiaSUS study protocol

Abstract Background Prostate cancer exhibits a very diverse behaviour, with some patients dying from the disease and others never needing treatment. Active surveillance (AS) consists of periodic PSA assessment (prostate-specific antigen), DRE (digital rectal examination) and periodic prostate biopsi...

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Published in:	BMC Urology
Main Authors:	Jeziel Basso, Juliana Beust de Lima, Marina Bessel, Santiago Alonso Tobar Leitão, Thais Machado Baptista, Sergio Roithmann, Eduardo Franco Carvalhal, Caio da Silva Schmitt, Ivan Morzoletto Pedrollo, Alice Schuch, Antonio Atalibio Hartmann, Carmen Liane Neubarth Estivallet, Guilherme Behrend Silva Ribeiro, Ricardo Andre Zordan, Pedro Isaacsson Velho
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-12-01
Subjects:	Active surveillance Prostate cancer Prospective cohort
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-023-01380-w