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Table 2. Current guidelines for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Organization / country / date Active surveillance as a therapeutic option?
NICE / U.K. / 02/2008 As the exclusive therapeutic recommendation for low risk PCa
Nederlandse Vereniging voor Urologie [Dutch urological association] / 07/2007 As an equally valid therapeutic option for localized PCa
American Urological Association /USA / 2007 As a licensed therapeutic option for localized PCa
Duodecim, Finnish Medical Society /Finland / 2007 As an equally valid therapeutic option for low risk PCa (T1–2, Gleason = 6, PSA = 10)
European Urological Association 2007 As a licensed therapeutic option for low risk PCa
Association française de l’Urologie (French urological association) / France / 2006 As a licensed therapeutic option for low risk PCa
Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia (Brazilian urological association) / Brazil / 06/2006 As an equally valid therapeutic option for low risk PCa