Perceived barriers to the adoption of active surveillance in low-risk prostate cancer: a qualitative analysis of community and academic urologists.
Shellie D EllisSoohyun HwangEmily MorrowKim S KimminauKelly GoonanLaurie PettyEdward EllerbeckJ Brantley ThrasherPublished in: BMC cancer (2021)
Despite national and international recommendations, both academic and community urologists note a variety of barriers to implementing active surveillance in low risk prostate cancer. These barriers will need to be specifically addressed in efforts to help urologists offer active surveillance more consistently.