Complications of prostate cancer treatment

Because a third or more of patients who choose prostatectomy will have an indication for adjuvant or salvage radiotherapy,5 and because patients and physicians cannot accurately predict who will need radiation, the investigators have created an artificial cohort of patients that is not representativ...

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Published inThe lancet oncology Vol. 15; no. 4; p. e150
Main Authors Chen, Ronald C, Hamstra, Daniel A, Sandler, Howard M, Zietman, Anthony L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2014
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Cancer therapies
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Humans
Male
Physicians
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Prostate cancer
Prostatectomy - adverse effects
Prostatic Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery
Radiation therapy
Surgery
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Summary:Because a third or more of patients who choose prostatectomy will have an indication for adjuvant or salvage radiotherapy,5 and because patients and physicians cannot accurately predict who will need radiation, the investigators have created an artificial cohort of patients that is not representative of clinical reality.
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ISSN:1470-2045
1474-5488
DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(14)70126-3