Watchful waiting is tha concept where cancer patients are suggested to wait and see their disease’s progress before subjecting themseleves to any curative treatment option such as surgery or radiation.
While watchful waiting is being recommended by advocates of personalized cancer treatment, a large study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) this month (December 13, 2006) confirms that men with early prostate cancer should seriously consider all prostate cancer treatment options before choosing “watchful waiting” as a disease management approach.
This report was announced by Endocare, Inc., a an innovative medical device company focused on the development of …read more