Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6175957 | European Urology | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We examined the long-term survival outcomes for a large group of patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer who did not have surgery, radiotherapy, cryotherapy, or androgen deprivation therapy in the first 6 mo after cancer diagnosis. We found that the 15-yr disease-specific survival is excellent for men diagnosed with Gleason 5-7 disease. The data support conservative management as a reasonable choice for elderly patients with low-grade localized prostate cancer.
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Authors
Grace L. Lu-Yao, Peter C. Albertsen, Dirk F. Moore, Yong Lin, Robert S. DiPaola, Siu-Long Yao,