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to a variety of screening, diagnostic, and treatment procedures.
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hospital stay, and the surgical techniques used can vary based on the
severity of your condition, your doctor's experience, the hospital's
protocol, and other factors. Be sure to thoroughly discuss the details
of your procedure with your doctor beforehand.
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Fuentes:
American Cancer Society. Prostate cancer – surgery. Disponible en: Http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Surgery_36.asp?sitearea=CRI Accedido el 30 de julio del 2003.
Ghavamian R, Zincke H. Prostate cancer: Radical retropubic prostatectomy. Emedicine [serie en línea]. 2003. Disponible en: Http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3054.htm Accedido el 30 de julio del 2003.
Korman HJ, Harris M. Prostate cancer: Radical perineal prostatectomy. Emedicine [serie en línea]. 2003. Disponible en: Http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3053.htm Accedido el 30 de julio del 2003.
Urology Channel. Prostate cancer: Surgery. Disponible en: Http://www.urologychannel.com/prostate/cancer/treatment-surg.shtml Accedido el 30 de julio del 2003.
American Medical Association. JAMA Patient Page: Weighing difficult choices – treatment of prostate cancer. Disponible en: Http://www.medem.com/search/article_display.cfm?path=TANQUERAYM_ContentItem&mstr=/M_ContentItem/ZZZCDENSIAC.html&soc=JAMA/Archives&srch_typ=NAV_SERCH Accedido el 30 de julio del 2003.
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