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They have an imaging problem in the PCa business. They cant see anything until its 3-5mm dia. They can shoot things much smaller.
Also, they continue to sell RPs even though many times radiation is more effective.
Don’t want to put the uro/surgeons out of biz. And the bought all those robotic machines.
Also in other cancers the oncologists have taken the lead. But not in PCa. The uro/surgeons are normally the lead guy on your case.
In the beginning.. say 100 years ago there were only surgeons. But now there are oncologists. In PCa the surgeons don’t want to give up control.

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Da Vinci robotic surgery is used for many kinds of laparoscopic surgeries in urology, gynecology, general surgery - you name it, so the argument that RARP is suggested because they care about their "investment" is not valid.

Also, urology surgeons do many different kind of surgeries ( kidney, bladder, etc etc), and they will never be out of business.