When I found out chemo/rads/hormonal treatment was recommended for me in 2002 I tried to get any kind of an answer from my oncologist as to whether delay would in fact make a difference. He would not answer that question. It seems logical that the sooner the better, but has that been proven?
Here are 3 different studies:
http://www.asco.org/portal/site/ASCO/menuitem.34d60f5624ba07fd506fe310ee37a01d/?vgnextoid=76f8201eb61a7010VgnVCM100000ed730ad1RCR D&vmview=abst_detail_view&confID=34&abstractID=320 25
http://www.turkjcancer.org/text.php3?id=7
http://jco.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/abstract/24/30/4888?ck=nck<O
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