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Critical review: is watchful waiting a viable management option for older men with prostate cancer?

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Bailey, DE; Wallace, M
Published in: American journal of men's health
March 2007

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second-leading cause of death from cancer in U.S. men. For older men with early-stage prostate cancer, watchful waiting (also referred to as surveillance, expectant management, deferred/delayed therapy, or active monitoring) is a reasonable approach to aggressive therapy. The purpose of this article is to critically review published studies on the watchful waiting management option for prostate cancer within the past 5 years. The review of documented reports on watchful waiting reveals that there are both negative and positive indications toward watchful waiting. Further research is needed to change the perception of watchful waiting as a "do nothing" approach to the management of prostate cancer or a "death sentence" and to develop interventions that assist men to manage the uncertainty associated with living with prostate cancer to improve health and advance quality of life.

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American journal of men's health

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EISSN

1557-9891

ISSN

1557-9883

Publication Date

March 2007

Volume

1

Issue

1

Start / End Page

18 / 28

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Assessment
  • Quality of Life
  • Public Health
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Disease Progression
  • 4405 Gender studies
  • 4206 Public health
 

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Bailey, D. E., & Wallace, M. (2007). Critical review: is watchful waiting a viable management option for older men with prostate cancer? American Journal of Men’s Health, 1(1), 18–28. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988306294161
Bailey, Donald E., and Meredith Wallace. “Critical review: is watchful waiting a viable management option for older men with prostate cancer?American Journal of Men’s Health 1, no. 1 (March 2007): 18–28. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988306294161.
Bailey DE, Wallace M. Critical review: is watchful waiting a viable management option for older men with prostate cancer? American journal of men’s health. 2007 Mar;1(1):18–28.
Bailey, Donald E., and Meredith Wallace. “Critical review: is watchful waiting a viable management option for older men with prostate cancer?American Journal of Men’s Health, vol. 1, no. 1, Mar. 2007, pp. 18–28. Epmc, doi:10.1177/1557988306294161.
Bailey DE, Wallace M. Critical review: is watchful waiting a viable management option for older men with prostate cancer? American journal of men’s health. 2007 Mar;1(1):18–28.
Journal cover image

Published In

American journal of men's health

DOI

EISSN

1557-9891

ISSN

1557-9883

Publication Date

March 2007

Volume

1

Issue

1

Start / End Page

18 / 28

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Assessment
  • Quality of Life
  • Public Health
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Disease Progression
  • 4405 Gender studies
  • 4206 Public health