NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH FINAL REPORT on Active Surveillance and PCa

[Guest guest]

The NIH has released its final report on the conference on active surveillance

and prostate cancer. Here's the link.

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t & rct=j & q= & esrc=s & source=web & cd=4 & ved=0CHcQFjAD & url\

=http%3A%2F%2Fconsensus.nih.gov%2F2011%2Fdocs%2Fprostate%2FASPC%2520Final%2520St\

atement.pdf & ei=sQveT67sOYyi8QT7n-TZCg & usg=AFQjCNFY_yfratTr8ArPdlimJv-V5ePveQ & sig\

2=29UfVvE_KfogMP7bZsB5ww

One interesting remark was in the Conclusion.

" Prostate cancer screening with PSA testing has identified many men with

low-risk disease. Because of the very favorable prognosis of low-risk prostate

cancer, strong consideration should be given to modifying the anxiety-provoking

term " cancer " for this condition. "