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Where You Get Your Scans Makes a Difference
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Less Can Mean More When it Comes to Treating Some Cases of Prostate and Bladder Cancer
Less can sometimes mean more. And over the last decade, this principle has been increasing in popularity when approaching treatment for some types of cancer; bladder and prostate cancer being two of them. Treatment approaches for bladder and prostate can...
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