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Ideal candidates for focal therapy

Nature Reviews Urology volume 9, pages 12–13 (2012)Cite this article

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Despite considerable interest in focal therapy for patients with prostate cancer, no universally accepted criteria exist to identify candidates. A new study now suggests that accurate patient identification for focal therapy is not possible using conventional techniques. New tools are required to precisely characterize and localize tumors.

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Tsivian, M., Polascik, T. Ideal candidates for focal therapy. Nat Rev Urol 9, 12–13 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2011.206

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