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d. Communication Strategies
i. Risk assessment, predictive models
ii. Decisionmaking tools and aids
4. What are the comparative short- and long-term outcomes of active surveillance versus
immediate treatment with curative intent for localized prostate cancer?
a. Prostate-specific and all cause mortality
b. Morbidity of primary treatment decision
c. Incidence of metastatic disease
d. Quality of life
e. Costs
5. What are the research needs regarding active surveillance (or watchful waiting) in
localized prostate cancer?

Analytic Framework

To guide this systematic review and facilitate the interpretation of Key Questions, we
developed an analytic framework (Figure A) that depicts the logical progression and
interconnection of all five Key Questions for this report.

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