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N₂O laughing matter: Self-adjusted nitrous oxide takes the pain out of prostate cancer screening procedure
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N₂O laughing matter: Self-adjusted nitrous oxide takes the pain out of prostate cancer screening procedure

by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Graphical Abstract. Credit: Journal of Urology (2023). DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003789Each year, more than a million transrectal biopsies are performed in the United States. The primary technique for diagnosing and monitoring prostate cancer, a transrectal biopsy, entails removing tissue from the prostate gland by inserting a thin needle through the rectal wall....