Radical Prostatectomy or Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer

Bill‐Axelson, Anna; Holmberg, Lars; Garmo, Hans; R. Rider, Jennifer; Taari, Kimmo; Busch, Christer; Nordling, Stig; Häggman, Michael; Andersson, Swen‐Olof; Spångberg, Anders; Andrén, Ove; Palmgren, Juni; Steineck, Gunnar; Adami, Hans‐Olov; Johansson, Jan‐Erik

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1311593

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Radical Prostatectomy or Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 5, 2014

Authors:

Anna Bill‐Axelson

Lars Holmberg

Hans Garmo

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Radical prostatectomy reduces mortality among men with localized prostate cancer; however, important questions regarding long-term benefit remain. METHODS: Between 1989 and 1999, we randomly assigned 695 men with early prostate cancer to watchful waiting or radical prostatectomy and foll...

Subject

Watchful waiting

Medicine

Prostatectomy

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