A cancer diagnosis is serious, but immediately starting treatment sometimes isn’t the best course of action – especially with the case of something like a low-risk prostate cancer that usually grows so slowly it isn’t life-threatening.
https://theconversation.com/treatment-can-do-more-harm-than-good-for-prostate-cancer-why-active-surveillance-may-be-a-better-option-for-some-221485
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