Q&A: Todd Morgan on Active Surveillance
Active surveillance helps men avoid unnecessary surgery for prostate cancer
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For many men with early-stage prostate cancer, the risks associated with treatment can outweigh the benefits. Active surveillance, which involves closely monitoring the cancer’s progress and avoiding treatment until it is necessary, is being increasingly adopted for patients with low grade cancers.
Recently, Active Surveillance Patients International, a non-profit organization, honored Weiser Center co-director Todd M. Morgan, M.D., with a patient advocacy award for his work in promoting active surveillance as the preferred management method for patients with low grade prostate cancer.
Morgan answers questions about the different stages of prostate cancer, when active surveillance is preferred and why surgical interventions can be harmful.