Review of Differing Localized Prostate Cancer Treatments Offers No … - MedPage Today

The review of 18 randomized trials and 473 observational studies found insufficient data to compare the efficacy or safety of available treatments, reported Timothy J. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality commissioned the review of studies of radical prostatectomy, external beam radiation, brachytherapy, cryotherapy, anti-androgen therapy, and watchful waiting in the hope of identifying risks, benefits, and short- and long-term outcomes of these approaches. The investigators re-analyzed data from one trial of radical prostatectomy versus watchful waiting, finding improvement in disease-specific mortality at 10 years with radical prostatectomy in men younger than 65 (5% versus 10%, P read more

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