Overview

This comprehensive, clinically oriented text covers the recent developments concerning the epidemiology, aetiology, pathology, diagnosis and management of prostate cancer - ranging from the latest reports of surveillance with no immediate treatment for selected patients to early aggressive therapy for advanced cancer with total androgen blockade. Written by more than 30 internationally recognized experts, ""Cancer of the Prostate"": examines current understanding of the histopathology and nuclear ploidy as they pertain to the prognosis of prostate cancer; discusses the implications of various possible screening procedures like digital rectal examination, PSA and transrectal prostatic ultrasound; addresses the controversies surrounding the true impact of screening on survival of prostate cancer; explores pragmatic concerns about possible over-treatment of latent cancers; elaborates the newer minimally invasive technique of laparoscopic lymph nodal staging; describes radical extirpative surgeries for localized disease by the retropubic as well as the resurgent perineal approach; details external beam radiation therapy with newer additive measures like hyperthermia; explains recently refined intersitial radioactive seed implantation techniques for brachytherapy; and elucidates the newer chemotherapeutic approaches with combined chemoendocrine treatment and the prospects of the latest growth factor inhibitors in the management of hormone refractory metastatic disease. Containing over 1100 references for further in-depth study of particular topics, ""Cancer of the Prostate"" is a resource for urologists, oncologists, surgeons, radiologists, primary care physicians, and medical students in these disciplines.

Full Product Details

Author:   Sakti Das ,  E. David Crawford
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780824788636

ISBN 10:   082478863
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   01 March 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Prostate cancer - epidemiology and aetiology, Marcus N. Morra and Sakti Das; anatomic pathological considerations in prostatic carcinoma, Gary S. Miller; prevalence, progression and pathological staging systems of carcinoma of the prostate, Robert E. Donohoe; cytometry and cytopathology of carcinoma of the prostate - current concepts, Mitchell C. Benson; clinical presentation and diagnosis of carcinoma of the prostate, Joseph Drago et al; transrectal prostatic ultrasound and biopsy - current technology and interpretation, Glenn Gerber and Gerald W. Chodak; screening for carcinoma of the prostate - progress and problems, Thomas M. Seay and Ian M. Thompson; staging of prostatic carcinoma, Jonathan M. Vapnek and Peter R. Carroll; laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy, Michael J. Schutz and E. David Crawford; radical retropubic prostatectomy, Fuad S. Freiha; radical perineal prostatectomy, Vernon E. Weldon; external beam radiation therapy for carcinoma of the prostate - current perspectives, Don R. Goffinet and Malcolm A. Bagshaw; interstitial brachytherapy for carcinoma of the prostate, Mark J. Noble and Stephen T. Smalley; active surveillance and deferred therapy for cancer of the prostate, Philip H. Smith and M.R.G. Robinson; endocrine therapy of advanced carcinoma of the prostate, Firouz Daneshgari and E. David Crawford; hormonal therapy of advanced carcinoma of the prostate - the European experience, M. Pavone-Macaluso et al; chemotherapy in prostate cancer, Mario A. Eisenberger; management of prostate cancer - stage by stage, Richard D. Williams; carcinoma of the prostate - the impact of treatment, Marilyn Davis; chemoprevention of prostate cancer - issues and controversies, Edward P. DeAntoni and E. David Crawford; carcinoma of the prostate - future perspectives, Sakti Das and E. David Crawford.

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. . .a welcome addition to many institutional libraries. ---Journal of National Cancer Institute

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