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Tackling overtreatment of prostate cancer
Author(s) -
BeebeDimmer Jennifer,
Shahinian Vahakn
Publication year - 2011
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.26106
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , management of prostate cancer , psychological intervention , cancer , conservative management , gynecology , general surgery , intensive care medicine , surgery , nursing
Despite calls for more conservative management of localized prostate cancer in both the published literature and in practice guidelines, overtreatment remains rampant. The troubling implication is that, unless prediction tools are virtually perfect in their ability to discern which men will or will not die from their prostate cancer, patients may continue to choose aggressive interventions.