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Fear, anecdotal evidence influence patients' decisions about prostate cancer treatment

Prostate cancer patients make treatment decisions that are influenced by anecdote and misconception rather than clinical trial evidence, according to a study by researchers at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.

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