1. Imaging and technologies for prostate cancer. Where are we now—where do we go?
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de la Rosette, Jean J. M. C. H., Sanchez Salas, Rafael, Rastinehad, Art, and Polascik, Thomas J.
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PROSTATE cancer , *ENDORECTAL ultrasonography , *POSITRON emission tomography , *GLEASON grading system - Abstract
The establishment of focal therapy as a valid therapy for the treatment of localized prostate cancer still faces many challenges. The rationale behind targeted ablative therapy sounds reasonably simple, directing therapy towards the predefined cancerous part of the organ while sparing uninvolved tissue; however, the execution in prostate cancer is somewhat more complicated [[5]]. We have learned that Active Surveillance is safe in patients with low-risk prostate cancer while patients with high-risk prostate cancer are best served by a multimodality approach including surgery, radiotherapy, and medical management [[1]]. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2021
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