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Prostate news article, May 2008


CAN WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY?

First published in BMA News Review (Doctors edition), 24th May 2008.

Article by Flavia Munn
Reported by:   Professor Roger Kirby, Chairman, Prostate UK

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Advocates of robotic prostatectomy say its advantages over conventional surgery are stark: the technique is easy to learn and perform; it is less invasive; it results in fewer distressing side-effects; and it is more cost-effective. So why isn't the technology more common in the UK?


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