Prostate Cancer

Marc S Ernstoff, JA Heaney, RE Peschel (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

1998
Blackwell Science Inc. (Verlag)
978-0-632-04317-0 (ISBN)

Infos

This work details the epidemiology, diagnosis, pathology and treatment choices for prostate cancer. It is intended as a practical guide providing epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic management details to faciliate appropriate treatment choices.

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Prostate Cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death in American men. With improved screening and diagnostic techniques, early diagnosis is being achieved allowing radical treatment at a curable stage. Prostate Cancer details the epidemiology, diagnosis, pathology and treatment choices for prostate cancer. It is intended as a practical guide providing epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic management details to faciliate appropriate treatment choices.

Inhalt

Contributors; Preface; Dosage Notice; 1. Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer; 2. Pathology of Prostate Cancer; 3. Diagnostic Evaluation of Prostate Cancer; 4. Diagnostic Imaging and Staging of Prostate Cancer; 5. Screening for Prostate Cancer; 6. Surgical Management of Prostate Cancer; 7. The Anatomic Radical Perineal Prostatectomy; 8. External-Beam Radiation Therapy for Local Prostate Cancer; 9. Implant Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer; 10. Three-Dimensional Conformal External-Beam Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer; 11. Hormonal Therapy for Prostate Cancer; 12. Chemotherapy for Prostate Cancer; 13. Future Directions in Prostate Cancer Research; Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.2.1998
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 1040 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Urologie
• ISBN-10: 0-632-04317-2 / 0632043172
• ISBN-13: 978-0-632-04317-0 / 9780632043170
• Zustand: Neuware