More Men With Early Prostate Cancer Are Choosing to Avoid Treatment

By GINA KOLATA May 24, 2016 [ultimate_spacer height=”32″]Full Article[ultimate_spacer height=”32″] Seemingly overnight, treatment of men with early-stage prostate cancer has undergone a sea change. Five years ago, nearly all opted for surgery or radiation; now, nearly half are choosing no treatment at all. The approach is called active surveillance. It means their cancers are left alone but…