© 2002 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 13, 963,
July 3, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press
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Will Less Drastic Procedures Replace Radical Prostatectomy?
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Radical mastectomy was once the preferred treatment for early-stage breast cancer. Then studies showed that lumpectomy followed by radiation works just as well. Radical prostatectomy has been the gold standard treatment for prostate cancer since 1904. Could it meet a similar fate?