Survival and mortality of elderly men with localized prostate cancer managed with primary androgen deprivation therapy or by primary observation
Abstract Background Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) remains a primary treatment for localized prostate cancer (PCa) even though there is no evidence that its use is beneficial in the absence of curative treatment. Methods Men aged ≥70 years (n = 16,534) diagnosed with localized PCa from 1985 to 2...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Urology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-020-00593-7 |