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Extraprostatic extension (EPE) alone is not enough to justify adjuvant radiation

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Sitemaster

Patrick Walsh and Nathan Laurentschuk have just published an opinion piece in European Urology taking issue with the 2013 AUA/ASTRO recommendation that adjuvant radiation is indicated for men with a pathological finding of extraprostatic extension (EPE, stage pT3a) after surgery, regardless of the surgical margin status. … READ MORE …

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Targeting treatments for extraprostatic and oligometastatic prostate cancer with curative intent

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Sitemaster

The moderator of a well-known, prostate cancer-specific Internet forum recently wrote to us, stating,

There has been some assumption on the part of users of internet patient forums that the [newer and] more sensitive scans can be useful to detect major tumors that can be removed laparoscopically or treated with radiation, and that this would be beneficial.

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Extraprostatic extension (EPE) alone is not enough to justify adjuvant radiation

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