Radical prostatectomy trumps watchful waiting in early prostate cancer. Commentary on: Radical prostatectomy or watchful waiting in early prostate cancer

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Peter C Black. Urology. 2014 Aug.

. 2014 Aug;84(2):253-4.

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2014.04.017. Epub 2014 Jun 21.

¹ Department of Urologic Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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