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Does androgen suppression plus radiation therapy lead to changes in penile length in prostate cancer patients?

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boxed-textHaliloglu A et al. (2007) Penile length changes in men treated with androgen suppression plus radiation therapy for local or locally advanced prostate cancer. J Urol 177: 128–130

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