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Contemporary Radiation Treatment of Prostate Cancer in Africa: A Ghanaian Experience

PURPOSE: Data on prostate cancer (PCa) treatment in Africa remains under-reported. We present a review of the management of PCa at the cancer center of the largest tertiary referral facility in Ghana, with emphasis on curative treatment. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed data on 1,074 patients se...

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Autores principales:	Asamoah, Francis A., Yarney, Joel, Awasthi, Shivanshu, Vanderpuye, Verna, Venkat, Puja S., Fink, Angelina K., Naghavi, Arash O., Abrahams, Afua, Mensah, James E., Sasu, Evans, Tagoe, Samuel N.A., Johnstone, Peter A.S., Yamoah, Kosj
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	American Society of Clinical Oncology 2018
Materias:	Original Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6223508/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30085846 http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JGO.17.00234

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