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Prostate Cancer | Cancer of Prostate - References

Written by - Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Feb 21, 2022

References:

What is Prostate Cancer? - (https://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostate-cancer.html)
Prostate cancer - (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate_cancer)
Overview prostate cancer - (http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/prostate-cancer/home/ovc-20317957)
What you need to know about prostate cancer - (http://www.prostate.org.au/awareness/general-information/what-you-need-to-know-about-prostate-cancer/)

Author: Dr. Reeja Tharu

Editor: The Medindia Medical Review Team

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Mar 03, 2016
Last Updated on Feb 21, 2022

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