Prostate cancer in younger and older patients: Do we treat them differently?

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4577-4580

  Situmorang, Gerhard Reinaldi ^a   Umbas, Rainy ^a   Mochtar, Chaidir A ^a   Santoso, Rachmat Budi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b Dharmais Cancer Hospital   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Clinical agressiveness; elderly; Indonesia; Prostate cancer; Treatment; Young

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874007197     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.9.4577     Document Type: Article

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