Radical prostatectomy versus observation for localized prostate cancer.

TJ, Wilt; MK, Brawer; KM, Jones; MJ, Barry; WJ, Aronson; S, Fox; JR, Gingrich; JT, Wei; P, Gilhooly; BM, Grob; I, Nsouli; P, Iyer; R, Cartagena; G, Snider; C, Roehrborn; R, Sharifi; W, Blank; P, Pandya; GL, Andriole; D, Culkin; T, Wheeler

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1113162

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Radical Prostatectomy versus Observation for Localized Prostate Cancer

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Timothy J. Wilt

M. Brawer

Karen M. Jones

Abstract

BACKGROUND The effectiveness of surgery versus observation for men with localized prostate cancer detected by means of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is not known. METHODS From November 1994 through January 2002, we randomly assigned 731 men with localized prostate cancer (mean age, 67 year...

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Medicine

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