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All Prostate Cancer Treatments About Equally Effective, Study Finds

15 Sep 2016

The first controlled study comparing three different approaches to prostate cancer — radiation versus surgery versus “watchful waiting” — shows there is no truly bad choice for most men, experts said Wednesday.

The British study won’t end debates over whether prostate cancer screening is a good idea, but it should reassure many men that it’s OK to make their own decisions about whether and how to treat prostate cancer if they get diagnosed.

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This story appeared on 14 September on NBC News

The results of this study are very important as they are the strongest evidence to date to support the importance of men seeking all their treatment options and ensuring they talk to a radiation oncologist as well as a urologist (surgeon) before they decide on prostate cancer treatment.

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