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Paul L. Nguyen, MD, on Prostate Cancer: High-Risk Disease, Brachytherapy, And Hormones

2016 ASTRO Annual Meeting

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Paul L. Nguyen, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, summarizes a session he moderated, which included talks on local recurrence following brachytherapy, long-term PSA stability after the procedure, and androgen deprivation and high-dose radiotherapy. (Scientific Session 41)



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