Watchful Waiting

Prostate Diseases

Prostate Cancer

Chemotherapy

Cryosurgery

Hormone Therapy

Radiation Therapy

Radical Prostatectomy

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)

Watchful Waiting

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

Prostatitis

Doc, I've Been Wondering...

Think of Screening as a Good Thing


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Understanding Prostate Diseases
Watchful Waiting

"Watchful Waiting" (also called expectant therapy) is not active treatment, but it may be a good choice for some men. Because prostate cancer often grows very slowly, older men who have the disease may not need treatment.¹ Your physician may suggest taking a watch and wait approach. This course of treatment will involve periodic examinations to determine if the cancer has become more aggressive. Active treatment can always be started later if the cancer begins to grow more rapidly or causes problems.²

What are possible side effects: When waiting and not pursuing active treatment of the cancer, it is possible that the cancer may spread beyond the prostate.

Who makes a good candidate: Men diagnosed with prostate cancer in their late 70s or 80s with a limited long-term life expectancy or men in their 60s and 70s with a limited long-term life expectancy.³

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