Active surveillance preserves quality of life for prostate cancer patients, Vanderbilt study concludes

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Faced with the negative quality-of-life effects from surgery and radiation treatments for prostate cancer, low risk patients may instead want to consider active surveillance with their physician, according to a study released March 21 by the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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