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Should you offer radiation therapy to a low risk prostate cancer patient on active surveillance so that he may receive testosterone supplementation?

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Radiation Oncology · VA New Jersey Healthcare System - East Orange campus.

Great question. In my experience I can recall at least 3 or 4 patients who were subsequently dx'ed with PC after starting a testosterone supplementation.

So, serious treatment and future considerations must be the matter of both doctor and patient in terms of the potential for tumor progression while...

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