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Targeting prostate cancer for focal destruction
Author(s) -
Taneja Samir S.,
Tareen Basir
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.23780
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , radiation therapy , prostate , prostate specific antigen , cancer , oncology , intensive care medicine , radiology
With an increasing number of men diagnosed with low‐risk prostate cancer because of prostate‐specific antigen screening, there is growing focus on avoiding overtreatment by radical surgery or radiation. While focal destruction of prostate cancer is an appealing concept, it remains unclear whether current diagnostic tools provide an adequate ability to map cancer for focal destruction. Candidate selection and improvements in diagnostic tools are essential prior to implemention of focal therapy.