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Increased Use of Advanced Treatment Technologies for Men at Low Risk of Dying from Prostate Cancer

The JAMA Report

Over the past decade advanced technologies have been introduced to potentially minimize the side effects of conventional prostate cancer treatments. A new study examined the increased use of these more advanced treatments in patients with prostate cancer who had a lower probability of dying from the disease. Catherine Dolf has more in this week’s JAMA Report.

Source: Use of Advanced Treatment Technologies Among Men at Low Risk of Dying From Prostate Cancer

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