TY - JOUR AU - Mastris, Ken AU - Denis, Louis PY - 2018 TI - Being on active surveillance: the patient perspective JF - Translational Andrology and Urology; Vol 7, No 1 (February 23, 2018): Translational Andrology and Urology (Prostate Cancer Screening and Active Surveillance in the Western World) Y2 - 2018 KW - N2 - Prostate cancer (PCa) patients selected for active surveillance (AS) have received information on prostate cancer PCa, treatment, knew their serum prostate speci c antigen (PSA), a digital rectal examination (DRE) done and could rely on their set of biopsies to be labelled as low grade, low volume disease (by adding a radiographic/ultrasonic measurement). They usually react euphoric to the selection hoping to escape invasive curative treatment and its side-effects. Unfortunately, this positive feeling waivers in front of uncertainty in the follow-up including biopsies. Improvements on prognostics are needed. The patients need reassuring information and con dence building to keep his choice to AS based on evidence and con dence. UR - https://tau.amegroups.org/article/view/17953