Radical Prostatectomy or Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer

In this randomized trial, conducted between 1989 and 2022 to compare radical prostatectomy with watchful waiting, radical prostatectomy led to a 48% lower risk of death from prostate cancer and to 2.2 life-years gained.

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Published in:	The New England journal of medicine Vol. 391; no. 14; pp. 1362 - 1364
Main Authors:	Holmberg, Lars, Garmo, Hans, Andersson, Swen-Olof, Andrén, Ove, Johansson, Eva, Taari, Kimmo, Häggman, Michael, Nordling, Stig, Busch, Christer, Adami, Hans-Olov, Johansson, Jan-Erik, Bill-Axelson, Anna
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Massachusetts Medical Society 10-10-2024
Subjects:	Genitourinary Cancer Hematology Humans Life expectancy Male Medicin och hälsovetenskap Oncology Patients Prostate cancer Prostate Disease Prostate Disease General Prostate-Specific Antigen - blood Prostatectomy Prostatic Neoplasms - surgery Treatments in Oncology Urology Watchful Waiting
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Summary:	In this randomized trial, conducted between 1989 and 2022 to compare radical prostatectomy with watchful waiting, radical prostatectomy led to a 48% lower risk of death from prostate cancer and to 2.2 life-years gained.
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ISSN:	0028-4793 1533-4406 1533-4406
DOI:	10.1056/NEJMc2406108