Mark L. Gonzalgo, M.D., Ph.D.
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Impact of patient age on biochemical recurrence rates following radical prostatectomy.
J Urol. 2007; (5): 1933-7; discussion 1937-8
Increased age has been suggested to predict worse clinical outcomes in patients with prostate cancer. An explanation that was proposed for this observation is that it is due to inherent differences in the biological properties of prostate cancer in older men. Stage migration, prostate specific antigen and prostate biopsy pathology are variables that may confound the interpretation of age as an independent prognosticator of outcomes following radical prostatectomy.
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