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<IndexPatientGuideline ID="x22693" Name="Guideline Statement 16" IsComponent="true" Changed="20260406T17:22:50" Created="20260406T17:17:50" Published="20260416T09:16:25" SiteBaseUrl="https://www.auanet.org" Locale="" XPowerPath="/Home/Guidelines &amp; Quality/Guidelines/Clinical Guidelines/Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer/Risk-Based Management/Guideline Statement 16">
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  <BodyCopy type="xhtml" UID="41a2d8598c364193bbfe9ad86d7bcd3c" label="Body Copy" readonly="false" hidden="false" required="false" indexable="false" Height="" CIID="">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clinicians should not recommend whole gland or focal ablation for patients with high-risk prostate cancer outside of a clinical trial. &lt;em&gt;(Expert Opinion)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</BodyCopy>
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