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Patient observation

Known as: observations, Waitings, Watchful, deferred therapy 
Closely watching a patient's condition but not giving treatment unless there are changes in test results. Active surveillance avoids problems that… 
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Population based study of predictors of adverse pathology among candidates for active surveillance with Gleason 6 prostate cancer.
Review
2013
Review
2013
Defining the threshold for significant versus insignificant prostate cancer
Autopsy studies have shown the presence of a large reservoir of latent prostate cancers in adult men. Serum PSA testing of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Elevated Expression of Valosin-Containing Protein (p97) Is Associated with Poor Prognosis of Prostate Cancer
Purpose: Valosin-containing protein (VCP) has been shown to be associated with metastasis and prognosis in human cancers. In the… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Race/Ethnicity and the Intensity of Medical Monitoring Under ‘Watchful Waiting’ for Prostate Cancer
BackgroundPrevious studies have found that racial/ethnic minority patients with prostate cancer are more frequently managed with… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Mental health in men treated for early stage prostate carcinoma
The current study was conducted to assess posttreatment changes in the mental components of health related quality of life in… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Dedifferentiation of prostate cancer grade with time in men followed expectantly for stage T1c disease.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Relationships between nurses' observations and patients' self-reports of pain
Review
1982
Review
1982
Conservative surgery versus expectant management for the infertile patient with mild endometriosis.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Quantitative radionuclide angiography in assessment of hemodynamic changes during upright exercise: observations in normal subjects, patient with coronary artery disease and patients with aortic…
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The natural history of prostatic cancer
Various possibilities in the stage progression of prostatic carcinoma in the untreated host are supported by an analysis of… 
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