title: Expectant management of prostate cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the role of expectant management in the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published research and review articles, textbooks, and pending research publications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Expectant management is a viable option for the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer in carefully selected men.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nursing personnel along with physicians must work together to develop coping strategies for these men to deal with the continual uncertainty of this treatment program.
authors.affiliation: Lyndhurst Urological Associates, 2932 Lyndhurst Ave, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, USA.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: O'Rourke
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011379:Prognosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome