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New prostate biopsy technique lowers infection risk
September 23, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University issued the following news:

A multi-institutional clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators showed that a newer technique for collecting prostate biopsy samples reduced the risk of infection compared with traditional biopsy approaches.

The results of the study were published Sept. 19 in JAMA Oncology.

The technique, called transperineal prostate biopsy, collects prost . . .

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