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Prostate cancer treatments often not matched to patient needs

May reflect reticence on part of patients and physicians

November 26, 2007

Susan R. McGreevey
Massachusetts General Hospital

More than a third of men with early prostate cancer who participated in a study analyzing treatment choice received therapies that might not be appropriate, based on pre-existing problems with urinary, bowel or sexual function.

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Prostate cancer treatments often not matched to patient needs

May reflect reticence on part of patients and physicians