In Brief: AUA on cryosurgey
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
AUA on cryosurgey: American Urological Association issues policy statement declaring cryosurgical treatment "one of the methods of management of adenocarcinoma of the prostate." AUA adds, however, that "the long-term curative efficacy of this treatment modality has not been established." The association also states that when cryosurgery is used, "appropriate disclosure of facts regarding all other treatment for prostate cancer should be made to the patient."...