<p>In this Sept. 2010 photo provided by the Shoemaker family John Shoemaker, left, poses with his doctor, Dr. Peter Carroll, in Los Gatos Mountain View, Calif. Shoemaker visited six doctors in his quest to find the best treatment for his early-stage prostate cancer, and only the last one, Carroll, offered what made the most sense to the California man: Keep a close watch on the tumor and treat only if it starts to grow. Very few men choose this little-known option with…

December 21, 2011