Follow-up of Prostatectomy versus Observation for Early Prostate Cancer
Author(s) -
Timothy J Wilt,
Karen Jones,
Michael J. Barry,
Gerald L. Andriole,
Daniel J. Culkin,
Thomas M. Wheeler,
William J. Aronson,
Michael K. Brawer
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1615869
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , prostatectomy , hazard ratio , confidence interval , absolute risk reduction , relative risk , cancer , prostate , proportional hazards model , urology , surgery , gynecology
We previously found no significant differences in mortality between men who underwent surgery for localized prostate cancer and those who were treated with observation only. Uncertainty persists regarding nonfatal health outcomes and long-term mortality.
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