Radical Prostatectomy versus Observation for Localized Prostate Cancer

J Wilt, Timothy; K. Brawer, Michael; Jones, Karen; J. Barry, Michael; J. Aronson, William; Fox, Steven; R. Gingrich, Jeffrey; T. Wei, John; Gilhooly, Patricia; Mayer Grob, B.; Nsouli, Imad; Iyer, Padmini; Cartagena, Rubén; Snider, Glenn; G. Roehrborn, Claus; Sharifi, Roohollah; Blank, William; Pandya, Parikshit; L. Andriole, Gerald; J. Culkin, Daniel; M. Wheeler, Thomas

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1113162

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Radical Prostatectomy versus Observation for Localized Prostate Cancer

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jul 19, 2012

Authors:

Timothy J Wilt

Michael K. Brawer

Karen 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 ye...

Subject

Medicine

Prostatectomy

Prostate cancer

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