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TitleProstate Cancer Clinical Trials Update and the Implications for Improved Patient Outcomes
SpecialtyGeneral Surgery
SourceBaylor College of Medicine
Credits1.25
Credit TypeCategory 1
Cost
Formatonline
DescriptionProstate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer (other than skin cancer) in males and the second leading cause of death among males in the United States. The baseline rate for prostate cancer in 1998 was 32 deaths per 100,000 males. Healthy People 2010 has targeted a rate of 28.8 deaths per 100,000 males, a 10% improvement. The ability to reduce cancer death rates depends in part on fostering new advances in the field by encouraging biomedical research and clinical trials. The estimated...
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