'Watchful waiting' is a viable option for prostate cancer patients with low-risk tumours

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 10:21 in Health & Medicine

Appropriately selected prostate cancer patients, including older men and men with small, low-risk tumours, may safely defer treatment for many years with no adverse consequences, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, the study appears online today...

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