Active Surveillance of Prostate Cancer with Yushen Qian, MD

Yushen Qian, MD, a radiation oncologist at Stanford Health Care, discusses prostate cancer diagnosis and the benefits of shared decision-making from screening through potential treatment. Topics include: • who is at risk, • how cancer risk is determined, • what PSA levels are considered normal as we age, • how a prostate biopsy is conducted, • Gleason scores and how prostate cancer is staged, • the difference between Watchful Waiting and Active Surveillance, • when treatment intervention might be considered