The natural history of biochemical recurrence after surgery

It has been well understood for years that biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radical prostatectomy does not always translate into systemic progression or necessarily lead to prostate cancer metastasis and death. The “natural history” of BCR is actually very variable.

The natural history of low-risk prostate cancer

In a presentation given at the annual meeting of the American Urology Association earlier this year, researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) provided some interesting data on the natural history of prostate cancer in patients initially diagnosed with low-risk disease.

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