Radical Prostatectomy versus External Beam Radiotherapy for cT1-4N0M0 Prostate Cancer: Comparison of Patient Outcomes Including Mortality.

Although radical prostatectomy (RP) and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) have been considered as comparable treatments for localized prostate cancer (PC), it is controversial which treatment is better. The present study aimed to compare outcomes, including mortality, of RP and EBRT for localized PC...

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Main Authors: Satoru Taguchi, Hiroshi Fukuhara, Kenshiro Shiraishi, Keiichi Nakagawa, Teppei Morikawa, Shigenori Kakutani, Yuta Takeshima, Hideyo Miyazaki, Tetsuya Fujimura, Tohru Nakagawa, Haruki Kume, Yukio Homma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4624690?pdf=render