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The natural history of prostatic cancer

Willet F. Whitmore
- 01 Nov 1973 - 
- Vol. 32, Iss: 5, pp 1104-1112
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The relevance of the marked variability and unpredictability in the natural history of prostatic cancer thus revealed to treatment decisions and interpretations of the results of treatment in the aging host are indicated.
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Various possibilities in the stage progression of prostatic carcinoma in the untreated host are supported by an analysis of pertinent literature. The relevance of the marked variability and unpredictability in the natural history of prostatic cancer thus revealed to treatment decisions and interpretations of the results of treatment in the aging host are indicated.

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Carcinoma of the prostate: Prognostic evaluation of certain pathologic features in 208 radical prostatectomies

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Origin and development of carcinoma in the prostate

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