Active surveillance
Is Active Surveillance safe for Prostate Cancer Patients?
Posted on March 22, 2022 in Active surveillance, Patient stories, Treatment optionsAn account of the experience of a patient with active surveillance We received an unsolicited email last week that told a story we’ve heard far too many times. It went like this: Dear Sir/Madam: Just thought I’d share my story. In Jan 2019, I was diagnosed with Gleeson 6 localised PCa, so the NHS recommended […]
Read more →When Active Surveillance Lets You Down
Posted on June 11, 2021 in Active surveillance, Patient stories, Podcast, ProstatectomyMarcus McKenzie discusses his prostate cancer experience Summary Marcus details his experience with being diagnosed with prostate cancer and how this led to him going on active surveillance. Jump to: My prostate cancer journey: from diagnosis to active surveillance He explains how the choice for him to be placed on active surveillance resulted in […]
Read more →Active Surveillance in a Changing World : Mental health implications
Posted on February 26, 2021 in Active surveillance, Mental healthOver the last few weeks, we’ve begun to see some new questions emerging around Active Surveillance (AS), arising from four areas: The completion of over 800 interviews with patients who have come to the Focal Therapy Clinic, conducted over the last 8 months. 2 recent clinical studies led by Imperial College London. More evidence on […]
Read more →Active Surveillance versus Prostate Focal Therapy ?
Posted on February 19, 2021 in Active surveillance, MRI, Podcast, Treatment optionsAlan Doherty offers an alternative view on the focal therapy vs radical prostatectomy study Alan Doherty, Clinical Director at the Birmingham Prostate Clinic, and recently voted one of the UK’s top ten prostate cancer specialists in a national poll of consultant urologists published in the Daily Mail, joins OnFocus to discuss the recently published study led […]
Read more →When Active Surveillance Becomes Anxious Surveillance
Posted on September 14, 2020 in Active surveillanceFor many men, active surveillance is an ideal approach to managing an early-stage prostate cancer diagnosis. They understand the obligations of both patient and care provider to monitor their prostate through regular PSA testing, MRI, and biopsy and are confident this can be managed effectively. For these men, the trade-off between invasive treatment and its […]
Read more →Is Active Surveillance Sustainable As Focal Therapy Improves?
Posted on July 27, 2020 in Active surveillance, News & ViewsA recently published survey of European men examined how different prostate cancer treatments affected quality of life. The men surveyed had undergone radical prostatectomy, radiotherapy and active surveillance. Focal Therapy was not included, and had it been, we would have a much fuller picture of treatments and their impact on quality of life. But by […]
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