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Is there any association between prostate-specific antigen screening frequency and uptake of active surveillance in men with low or very low risk prostate cancer?

Kerri BeckmannNetty KinsellaHenrik OlssonAnna Wallerstedt LantzTobias NordstromMarkus AlyJan AdolfssonMartin EklundMieke Van Hemelrijck
Published in: BMC urology (2019)
We found no evidence that screening frequency and negative biopsy influence uptake of AS among Swedish men with low risk PCa. Further research is required to determine factors that still present barriers for men taking up AS.
Keyphrases
  • prostate cancer
  • middle aged
  • radical prostatectomy