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This comprehensive and easy-to-read monograph is an authoritative update on clinical prostate cancer. It has been prepared by an international, multidisciplinary team at the invitation of the International Prostate Health Council think tank. A particular strength of the book is its presentation of the therapeutic options for patients with localized and advanced disease, including hormonal treatment.

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Recensione

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"Treatment advances and discoveries in prostate cancer tumor biology are rapidly developing areas of medicine. ... The book is a scholarly and satisfactory summary of many established findings. ... is a highly informative read and a welcome addition to the existing literature. Ramon and Denis highlight an area that is of growing concern to patients and urologists ... . Medical students and residents interested in a primer of established prostate cancer findings would find this book valuable." (Lalit R. Patel and Jonathan W. Simons, JAMA, Vol. 299 (16), 2008)

Contenuti

Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer.- Natural History of Prostatic Carcinoma: The Pathologist’s Perspective.- Prognostic Factors in Prostate Cancer.- The Prevention of Prostate Cancer.- Prostate Cancer Screening.- Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer.- Does Localized Prostate Cancer Exist?.- Staging of Prostate Cancer.- Guidelines and Counselling for Treatment Options in the Management of Prostate Cancer.- Choices for Surgery.- Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer.- Cryoablation and High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound.- The Role of Hormonal Treatment in Prostate Cancer.- Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer.- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life.- Europa Uomo: The European Prostate Cancer Coalition.

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9783540792932: Prostate Cancer

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  3540792937 ISBN 13:  9783540792932
Casa editrice: Springer, 2008
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