title: Counterpoint: Unfair comparisons lead to unwarranted conclusions-Can treatment modalities for localized prostate cancer truly be compared without bias?
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Markovina
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Electronic address: michalski@radonc.wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Michalski
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life