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Does Alcohol And Nicotine Stunt Growth?
One urologist says that patients believe the newest treatments for prostate cancer are always best, but it may be the surgeon's experience that matters most. Dr. Yair Lotan of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center says the primary determinant of a good prostate surgery outcome is surgery volume, but he says the information can be hard for patients to get.
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