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Can Transurethral prostatectomy (TURP) treat prostate cancer?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jun 20, 2020 | Replies (5)
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Update to this question and coming from my Mayo surgical team: "We do not use transurethral prostatectomy for treatment of prostate cancer as this does not treat the entire prostate."

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | May 12, 2020

Hi @pda, This may just be the shortest and very useful discussion thread that exists on Mayo Clinic Connect. Question asked and answered. I appreciate your finding out the answer from experts and providing the update here for others to learn from.

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