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Tackling overtreatment of prostate cancer : The role of comorbidity

โœ Scribed by Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer; Vahakn Shahinian

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
74 KB
Volume
117
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-543X

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โœฆ Synopsis

Despite calls for more conservative management of localized prostate cancer in both the published literature and in practice guidelines, overtreatment remains rampant. The troubling implication is that, unless prediction tools are virtually perfect in their ability to discern which men will or will not die from their prostate cancer, patients may continue to choose aggressive interventions.

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