In September last year, Hamdy et al. published the initial results of the ProtecT trial — a trial designed to compare overall outcomes at 10 years among > 1,600 men diagnosed with low- and intermediate-risk, localized prostate cancer and randomized to treatment by surgery, by external beam radiation therapy, or by active monitoring (a very basic form of active surveillance). … READ MORE …
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