Is unnecessary imaging for the staging of low-risk prostate cancer common?
Despite international evidence-based guidelines for the staging of newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients, many urologists continue to refer low-risk patients for unnecessary imaging studies. This may place the patient at increased risk from radiation or contrast exposure and places an unnecessary financial burden on the patient and health care system.
Preoperative platelet count may represent a prognostic factor in patients with pancreatic cancer operated on with curative intent. Our findings justify the need for clinical trials of antiangiogenic therapy.