Dr. David Chen answers the question: 'Treatment After Watchful Waiting?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: If I choose watchful waiting, can I have treatment later? Answer: Watchful waiting as the ...

Watchful waiting is a strategy that healthcare professionals use to closely monitor a condition’s progression rather than treating it immediately. Doctors often recommend it when the risks of ...

Dr. John Cole answers the question: 'What Is The 'Watchful Waiting' Approach?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What is 'watchful waiting,' and if that is the chosen treatment, how often is a PSA test ...

It's called "watchful waiting," and sometimes it's the best way to handle the disease. You may also hear your doctor call this option "watch and wait" or "active surveillance." It doesn't mean you ...

In 2002, we reported the initial results of a trial comparing radical prostatectomy with watchful waiting in the management of early prostate cancer. After three more years of follow-up ...

Introduction: Several recent studies have noted that African Americans disproportionately receive "watchful waiting" for the initial management of their prostate cancer. To determine whether ...

This approach is called watchful waiting. It’s what doctors usually suggest for people with multiple myeloma in its earliest phase, known as asymptomatic or smoldering multiple myeloma.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Watchful waiting yielded similar patient-reported outcomes vs. physical therapy for adhesive capsulitis.

Watchful waiting should be considered for patients with high-grade pT1 and no residual cancer found after a second transurethral resection. Watchful waiting is noninferior to intravesical bacillus ...

And he recovers on his own. More than ever, many parents and doctors these days are taking a "watchful waiting" approach with children older than 2 who have ear infections, the most common ...

African Americans and Hispanics were significantly more likely than whites to receive watchful waiting for the initial management of their prostate cancer. Overall, 23.8% of men eligible for this ...