THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK

Additional prostate cancer news this weekend includes the following items:

• The role of follow-up pathology in patients with clinical stage T1a (TURP-detected) prostate cancer
• The impact of the number of risk factors on the likelihood of prostate cancer-specific mortality in patients with intermediate- and high-risk disease
• Whether a familial history of prostate cancer affects outcomes following brachytherapy for localized disease
• Whether obese men are at greater risk for delayed diagnosis of prostate cancer and subsequent poorer outcomes based on current PSA screening recommendations … READ MORE …

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