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Editorial
. 2016 Mar 2:352:i1073.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.i1073.

A (relatively) risky business: the link between prostatic radiotherapy and second malignancies

Christine E Eyler  1 , Anthony L Zietman  2
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Editorial

A (relatively) risky business: the link between prostatic radiotherapy and second malignancies

Christine E Eyler et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Unlikely to change therapeutic decisions for most men with high grade prostate cancer

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: We have read and understood the BMJ Group policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests: none.

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