The past 5 years have seen some of the most significant changes in the way we view and treat prostate cancer. 2014 continues in the same spirit and will be remembered as a landmark year for practice changing studies reporting their results in surgery, chemotherapy and novel medical therapies.
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Saad, F. The year chemotherapy finally gets some respect!. Nat Rev Urol 12, 71–72 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2014.362
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