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Saudi oncology society and Saudi urology association combined clinical management guidelines for prostate cancer

This is an update to the previously published Saudi guidelines for the evaluation, medical, and surgical management of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer. It is categorized according to the stage of the disease using the tumor node metastasis staging system 7(th) edition. The guidelines are pre...

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Autores principales: Abusamra, Ashraf, Murshid, Esam, Kushi, Hussain, Alkhateeb, Sultan, Al-Mansour, Mubarak, Saadeddin, Ahmad, Rabah, Danny, Bazarbashi, Shouki, Alotaibi, Mohammed, Alghamdi, Abdullah, Alghamdi, Khalid, Alsharm, Abdullah, Ahmad, Imran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4839225/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27141178
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7796.176872
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Sumario:This is an update to the previously published Saudi guidelines for the evaluation, medical, and surgical management of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer. It is categorized according to the stage of the disease using the tumor node metastasis staging system 7(th) edition. The guidelines are presented with supporting evidence level, they are based on comprehensive literature review, several internationally recognized guidelines, and the collective expertise of the guidelines committee members (authors) who were selected by the Saudi oncology society and Saudi urological association. Considerations to the local availability of drugs, technology, and expertise have been regarded. These guidelines should serve as a roadmap for the urologists, oncologists, general physicians, support groups, and health care policy makers in the management of patients diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the prostate to.