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Five-treatment radiation therapy offers an effective nonsurgical alternative for localized prostate cancer
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Five-treatment radiation provides excellent long-term prostate cancer control
Five-treatment stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) provided excellent long-term cancer control with fewer urinary and sexual side effects than surgery in the first randomized trial to directly compare the treatments for localized prostate cancer.
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The Independent (US)
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Five-treatment radiation therapy offers an effective nonsurgical alternative for localized prostate cancer
Five-treatment stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) provided excellent long-term cancer control with fewer urinary and sexual side effects than surgery in the first randomized trial to directly compare the treatments for localized prostate cancer.
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