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Prostate Cancer Treatment with Fewer Side Effects as Effective as Radiotherapy

A less invasive prostate cancer treatment is as effective as radiotherapy and surgery but with fewer side effects, a major study suggests.

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Prostate cancer treatment with fewer side effects 'as effective as radiotherapy' Sky News – UK
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An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.

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Prostate cancer treatment with fewer side effects 'as effective as radiotherapy'Sky News – UK
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Prostate cancer treatment with fewer side effects 'as effective as radiotherapy'

Targeted prostate cancer treatment cuts risk of side effects, study suggestsBBC News – UK
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Targeted prostate cancer treatment cuts risk of side effects, study suggests

An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.