Utilization and expense of adjuvant cancer therapies following radical prostatectomy
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Adjuvant radiotherapy following radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer.
BACKGROUND Men who have a radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer that does not involve lymph nodes, but extends beyond the prostate capsule into the seminal vesicles or to surgical margins, are at increased risk of relapse. In men with these high risk factors, radiotherapy (RT) directed at the prostate bed after surgery may reduce this risk, and be curative. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.26012