"Watchful Waiting" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Clinical management approach wherein immediate therapy is not provided but there is a period of observation during which periodic tests monitor patient and the progression of the illness. (Driffield T, Smith PC Med Decis Making. 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):178-88)
| Descriptor ID |
D057832
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761.559.590.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Watchful Waiting- Watchful Waiting
- Waiting, Watchful
- Waitings, Watchful
- Watchful Waitings
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Watchful Waiting" by people in Profiles.
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Feasibility, patient compliance and acceptability of ovarian cancer surveillance using two serum biomarkers and Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm compared to standard ultrasound and CA 125 among women with BRCA mutations. Gynecol Oncol. 2020 05; 157(2):521-528.
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Methods for the Watch the Spot Trial. A Pragmatic Trial of More- versus Less-Intensive Strategies for Active Surveillance of Small Pulmonary Nodules. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019 12; 16(12):1567-1576.
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Risk of Mortality between Untreated and Treated Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Matched Cohort Analysis. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2020 Mar; 129(3):265-272.
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Selecting Active Surveillance: Decision Making Factors for Men with a Low-Risk Prostate Cancer. Med Decis Making. 2019 11; 39(8):962-974.
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Understanding the natural history of papillary thyroid cancer: Case series. Head Neck. 2019 12; 41(12):4164-4170.
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A lump on the hip. Cleve Clin J Med. 2017 Aug; 84(8):594-596.
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Decision-making processes among men with low-risk prostate cancer: A survey study. Psychooncology. 2018 01; 27(1):325-332.
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The US Preventive Services Task Force 2017 Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Prostate Cancer: An Invitation to Review and Comment. JAMA. 2017 May 16; 317(19):1949-1950.
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Health-related quality of life outcomes from a contemporary prostate cancer registry in a large diverse population. BJU Int. 2017 10; 120(4):520-529.
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Treatment Preferences for Active Surveillance versus Active Treatment among Men with Low-Risk Prostate Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016 08; 25(8):1240-50.