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“Limited” prostate cancer on biopsy
Author(s) -
Schlegel Peter N.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.23274
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , prostate , biopsy , cancer , prostate biopsy , oncology , radiology
The excellent meta‐analysis in this issue of Cancer by Harnden and colleagues confirms that prostate biopsy provides an incomplete evaluation of prostate cancer volume. Even at its earliest defined state of detection, prostate cancer may be an advanced process. These observations suggest concern with the process of active surveillance for “early” or “minimal” prostate cancers.