Chris Filson Makes Front Cover of Cancer Journal for Clinicians
2015
Christopher Filson, MD, Assistant Professor of Urology at Emory University and Atlanta VA Medical Center, published a comprehensive review of the current guidelines for effective observation of men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer in the July/August 2015 edition of Cancer Journal for Clinicians. In the article, Dr. Filson described the best practices for those patients considering the surveillance management option for prostate cancer.
Dr. Filson determined that observational strategies carry minimal risks and acceptable disease-specific survival when used in properly selected men with early stage low risk prostate cancer.
In the text, he states: "The decision-making process surrounding treatment for a man with localized prostate cancer must take an individualized approach. The risks and benefits of expectant management vis-a-vis active treatment should be reviewed with the patient in light of existing knowledge, potentially with the use of decision aids to help enable a truly shared decision-making process."
