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National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: Role of Active Surveillance in the Management of Men with Localized Prostate Cancer

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HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: National Institutes of Health

Last Reviewed: December 2011

Workgroups: Cancer Workgroup

This statement provides an assessment of data on the use of active surveillance and other observational management strategies for men with low-grade, localized prostate cancer. To draft the statement, a 14-member panel considered presentations from experts and a systematic literature review.

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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Reduce the prostate cancer death rate — C‑08
Little or no detectable change

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Ganz, P.A., Barry, J.M., Burke, W., Col N.F., Corso, P.S., Dodson E., Hammond M.E., et al. (2011). NIH state-of-the-science conference statement: role of active surveillance in the management of men with localized prostate cancer. National Institutes of Health Consensus and State-of-the-science Statements, 28(1). 1-17. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23392076