Bass, EJ;
Ahmed, HU;
(2016)
Focal therapy in prostate cancer: A review of seven common controversies.
Cancer Treatment Reviews
, 51
pp. 27-34.
10.1016/j.ctrv.2016.07.004.
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Abstract
Radical treatments such as prostatectomy and radiotherapy have demonstrated success in terms of biochemical and disease-specific survival for localised prostate cancer. However, whilst the end goal of any cancer treatment is to control or cure disease it must also do so by minimising any side effects that may be experienced by the patient. Focal therapy as a concept aims to redress this established therapeutic ratio by treating areas of the prostate affected by significant disease as opposed to treating the entire gland. However, there are a number of common criticisms of focal therapy – we deem the seven sins – that require further interrogation.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Focal therapy in prostate cancer: A review of seven common controversies |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ctrv.2016.07.004 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctrv.2016.07.004 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
| Keywords: | Prostate cancer; Focal therapy; Arguments for; Arguments against |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1534341 |
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