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'Active surveillance' of some prostate cancers safe: Study

Sheryl Ubelacker November 16, 2009

A significant proportion of men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer can be safely managed with "active surveillance" instead of undergoing radical treatment that can cause a variety of unpleasant side-effects, a Canadian study suggests.

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