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    For Low-Risk Prostate Cancer, Surgery Or Radiation, Not Monitoring, Most Often Sought

    Few physicians recommend active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer rather than pursuing surgery or radiation, according to a Mayo Clinic study presented at the North Central Section of the American Urological Association's annual meeting in Chicago. Mayo Clinic urologists also discussed...
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    Using Bare Metal Stents For Many Low-Risk Patients Could Save More Than $200 Million

    A new study finds that the use of drug-eluting stents after angioplasty bears little relationship to patients' predicted risk of restenosis (reblockage) of the treated coronary artery, the situation the devices are designed to prevent. In an Archives of Internal Medicine paper receiving early...
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    PSA Test Valuable In Predicting Biopsy Need, Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

    The prostate-specific antigen test, commonly known as the PSA test, is valuable in predicting which men should have biopsies and which are likely to be diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The findings were released during a meeting of the North Central Section...
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