Urology
Volume 72, Issue 5 , Pages 971-973 , November 2008

Second Malignancies After Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: Keeping Perspective

  • Kevin S. Oh
    • ,
  • Howard M. Sandler

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Howard M. Sandler, M.D., M.S., Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan Medical School, UH B2C490, Box 0010, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0010

Received 7 July 2008 ,Accepted 10 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.07.016

Urology
Volume 72, Issue 5 , Pages 971-973 , November 2008

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