Reducing Mortality in the Ageing Patient: Treatment of the Primary Tumour Is Not Necessary
Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for older men remains an unproven intervention in terms of both cancer control and functional and voiding outcomes. We highlight some of the evidence against radical surgery for older men while acknowledging that this is the direction of travel.
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Published in | European urology focus Vol. 3; no. 4-5; pp. 328 - 329 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Netherlands
Elsevier B.V
01.10.2017
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Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for older men remains an unproven intervention in terms of both cancer control and functional and voiding outcomes. We highlight some of the evidence against radical surgery for older men while acknowledging that this is the direction of travel. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 2405-4569 2405-4569 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.euf.2017.10.008 |