The appropriate use of “immediate” adjuvant radiation therapy after a man has a radical prostatectomy (RP) has long been controversial. Although a small number of clinical trials have attempted to address the relative benefits of adjuvant radiation as compared to salvage radiation (with and without additional androgen deprivation), there is still no real consensus. … READ MORE …
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