Thousands overtreated for prostate cancer because guidance is out of date

Thousands of men with slow-growing prostate cancer are being overtreated because guidance is out of date, a charity has warned. A freedom of information request (FOI) by Prostate Cancer UK has found wide differences in how hospitals approach active surveillance, which they have calculated could mean 5,000 men are receiving treatment that they do not need. The post Thousands overtreated for prostate cancer because guidance is out of date appeared first on Pulse Today.