Focal therapy in prostate cancer: A review of seven common controversies
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- 作者：Edward J. Bass ; E.bass@ucl.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Hashim U. Ahmed
- 关键词：Prostate cancer ; Focal therapy ; Arguments for ; Arguments against
- 刊名：Cancer Treatment Reviews
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：51
- 期：Complete
- 页码：27-34
- 全文大小：1531 K
文摘
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Focal therapy is a next stage in surgical innovation in treating localised prostate cancer.
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It reflects the biology of the disease.
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Prostate cancer is usually multifocal however not treating Gleason 6 disease is legitimate.
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We do have tools to accurately locate disease within the prostate.
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We do have the tools to treat focally which offer excellent medium term control rates.