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. 2014 Oct;6(4):278-85.
doi: 10.4103/0974-7796.140959.

Saudi oncology society and Saudi urology association combined clinical management guidelines for prostate cancer

Sultan Alkhateeb  1 , Ashraf Abusamra  2 , Danny Rabah  3 , Mohammed Alotaibi  4 , Rana Mahmood  5 , Mubarak Almansour  6 , Esam Murshid  7 , Abdullah Alsharm  8 , Ashwaq Alolayan  9 , Imran Ahmad  10 , Hussain Alkushi  6 , Abdullah Alghamdi  11 , Shouki Bazarbashi  12
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Saudi oncology society and Saudi urology association combined clinical management guidelines for prostate cancer

Sultan Alkhateeb et al. Urol Ann. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

In this report, updated guidelines for the evaluation, medical, and surgical management of prostate cancer are presented. They are categorized according the stage of the disease using the tumor node metastasis staging system 7(th) edition. The recommendations are presented with supporting evidence level.

Keywords: Cancer; Saudi; guidelines; management; prostate.

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Conflict of Interest: None.

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