Expectant Therapy
is better known as watchful
waiting which is a prostate cancer treatment for
patients with low Gleason scores, low PSA levels, low
PSA velocities, and nonpalpable tumor, which indicate
that the disease is still small and slow growing. Watchful
waiting entails visits to a doctor every 3 to 6 months
for regular PSA tests and DRE exams. The tumor is considered
so small and probably so slow-growing that pursuing
treatment can be held off in the interest of maintaining
the patient’s quality of life. All prostate cancer
treatments entail a variety of side effects that include
but are not limited to impotence and incontinence.
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