On call. September 11 was an emotional day for all of us, but September 12 was a confusing day for me. I read two newspapers that reported on research in the New England Journal of Medicine. The New York Times headline said: "Prostate cancer surgery found to cut death risk," but the Washington Post announced: "Studies find no advantage to prostate cancer surgery." Which was right?
Simon, Harvey B
On call. September 11 was an emotional day for all of us, but September 12 was a confusing day for me. I read two newspapers that reported on research in the New England Journal of Medicine. The New York Times headline said: "Prostate cancer surgery found to cut death risk," but the Washington Post announced: "Studies find no advantage to prostate cancer surgery." Which was right? [electronic resource] - Harvard men's health watch Dec 2002 - 8 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1089-1102
Humans
Male
Prostatectomy
Prostatic Neoplasms--mortality
Quality of Life
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Risk Factors
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries
Survival Analysis
Time Factors
United States--epidemiology
On call. September 11 was an emotional day for all of us, but September 12 was a confusing day for me. I read two newspapers that reported on research in the New England Journal of Medicine. The New York Times headline said: "Prostate cancer surgery found to cut death risk," but the Washington Post announced: "Studies find no advantage to prostate cancer surgery." Which was right? [electronic resource] - Harvard men's health watch Dec 2002 - 8 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1089-1102
Humans
Male
Prostatectomy
Prostatic Neoplasms--mortality
Quality of Life
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Risk Factors
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries
Survival Analysis
Time Factors
United States--epidemiology