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“Limited” prostate cancer on biopsy : A note of caution

✍ Scribed by Peter N. Schlegel

Book ID
102109380
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
38 KB
Volume
112
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-543X

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✦ Synopsis

The excellent meta‐analysis in this issue of Cancer by Harnden and colleagues confirms that prostate biopsy provides an incomplete evaluation of prostate cancer volume. Even at its earliest defined state of detection, prostate cancer may be an advanced process. These observations suggest concern with the process of active surveillance for “early” or “minimal” prostate cancers.

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