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Prostate patients ‘have needless surgery’

Radical treatment for prostate cancer is a waste of time for most men, scientists have claimed.They said surgery or radiotherapy does little to improve survival chances but can lead to impotence and incontinence. Read the facts on prostate cancer here

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