Anxiety Over Prostate Cancer Diagnosis May Lead to Over-treatment

Men who experience high levels of anxiety and emotional distress over a prostate cancer diagnosis are more likely to choose unnecessary treatment options, according to a new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo (UB) and Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
“Emotional distress may motivate men with low-risk prostate cancer to choose more aggressive treatment, such as choosing surgery over active surveillance,” said lead author Heather Orom, Ph.D., associate professor of communi