Wait-and-see may be best for early prostate cancer

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Wait-and-see may be best for early prostate cancer

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Watching and routinely examining men with early, slow-growing prostate cancer is more effective and cheaper than sending them to surgery or radiation right away, according to a new study. The findings are based on a model of 65- to 75-year-old men that takes into account costs of tests, treatment and missed work, treatment side effects, men's quality of life and their chance of dying from prostate cancer. "Most of the men who are diagnosed in this country these days have low-risk prostate cancer," said Dr. ...

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