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Is radical prostatectomy of benefit in men with localized prostate cancer?

Nature Clinical Practice Oncology volume 2, pages 608–609 (2005)Cite this article

boxed-textBill-Axelson A et al. (2005) Radical prostatectomy versus watchful waiting in early prostate cancer. N Engl Med J 352: 1977–1984

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