Health News from Medical News Today: Prepared Patient: Watchful Waiting - When Treatment Can Wait

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Prepared Patient: Watchful Waiting - When Treatment Can Wait 1 Jun 2011, 5:00 pm In today's fast-paced world, waiting - whether it's at the doctor's office, in line at the grocery store or for an Internet connection - is rarely considered a good thing. But when it comes to certain medical conditions, delaying treatment while regularly monitoring the progress of disease - a strategy doctors refer to as "watchful waiting," active surveillance or expectant management - may benefit some patients more than a rush to pharmaceutical or surgical options. Patients want to know what they're waiting for, says urologic oncologist E... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.