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they want you dead: Prostate cancer treatment can wait for most men,((( study finds)))     (prescottenews.com)
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https://prescottenews.com/index.php/2023/03/12/prostate-cancer-treatment-can-wait-for-most-men-study-finds-associated-press/

Researchers have found long-term evidence that actively monitoring localized prostate cancer is a safe alternative to immediate surgery or radiation.

The results, released Saturday, are encouraging for men who want to avoid treatment-related sexual and incontinence problems, said Dr. Stacy Loeb, a prostate cancer specialist at NYU Langone Health who was not involved in the research.

The study directly compared the three approaches — surgery to remove tumors, radiation treatment and monitoring. Most prostate cancer grows slowly, so it takes many years to look at the disease’s outcomes.

once cancer metastasize its over rip