Study reveals 2/3 of prostate cancer patients do not need treatment
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 09:14
in Health & Medicine
In the largest study of its kind, the international team of pathologists studied an initial 4,000 prostate cancer patients over a period of 15 years to further understanding into the natural progression of the disease and how it should be managed. The research, published in the British Journal of Cancer, could be used to develop a blood test to distinguish between aggressive and non-aggressive forms of prostate cancer.
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