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Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access published online on August 11, 2008
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Prostatectomy Improves Outcome of Some Men with Prostate Cancer Over Watchful Waiting

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Men with early prostate cancer who undergo radical prostatectomy have a lower rate of death due to prostate cancer than men who are followed without treatment, known as watchful waiting, according to a randomized controlled trial published in the August 12 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The benefit from the surgery, with respect to prostate cancer death rates, remained constant beyond 10 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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