Long-term study shows most prostate cancer patients don’t need aggressive treatment
The study’s duration and insights into prostate cancer make it "arguably one of the most important publications of the year."
Nearly 30 years after it began, a study of prostate cancer patients shows both that the disease will not cause harm to the majority of men who have it, and that aggressive treatment is warranted for men with an intermediate risk of spread.
The nuanced results come from a , published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, that has followed 695 Swedish men since they were diagnosed with localized prostate cancer between October 1989 and February 1999.
