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A new look at prostate cancer treatment complications

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A recent population-based analysis from Nam and coauthors found high complication rates occurring within 5 years of prostatectomy or radiation therapy interventions for prostate cancer. These findings emphasize that treatments should be reserved for men at significant risk of disease progression, and perhaps further concentrated into higher-volume centres of excellence.

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Cooperberg, M. A new look at prostate cancer treatment complications. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 11, 304–305 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2014.58

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