Wednesday 20 February 2013

Role of radical prostatectomy in patients with prostate cancer

Even in the presence of screening, there is benefit to radical prostatectomy (RP) in prostate cancer patients, however, the benefit is limited to a subgroup of patients and can take years to become evident according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Xia J, et al. Effects of Screening on Radical Prostatectomy Efficacy: The Prostate Cancer Intervention Versus Observation Trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Feb 14. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23411592

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