• Nature reviews. Urology · Jun 2014

    Prostate cancer: surgery versus observation for localized prostate cancer.

    • Roderick C N van den Bergh and Gianluca Giannarini.
    • Department of Urology, Utrecht University Medical Centre, Homeruslaan 24-1, Utrecht 3581MH, Netherlands.
    • Nat Rev Urol. 2014 Jun 1; 11 (6): 312-3.

    AbstractA key study comparing radical prostatectomy and watchful waiting for prostate cancer has been updated with extended follow-up observation, demonstrating substantial benefits of surgery for reduced mortality mainly in younger men, but also reduced requirement for palliative treatment in older men. These findings should be interpreted within the current scenario of prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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