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A Practical Guide
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By
May Abdel-Wahab, MD, PhD, Director of the Residency Program, Associate Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Orlando Silva, MD, JD, FACP, FCLM, Director of Breast Cancer Education, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
Description
This handbook is written to provide a ?bedside? reference for the practicing oncologist, as well as a compendium of prostate cancer information
useful to urologists, clinical researchers and educators, medical students and nurses. The book is written in outline format to provide
the reader with quick and easy access to information on the major trials, landmark articles, and reviews in prostate cancer. The results
of important clinical trials are summarised in 5-10 lines, with key data including : whether or not randomised, number of subjects, study
periods, median follow-up, dosages, results, limitations and conclusions. In addition, there is a comprehensive index so that specific
information can be found quickly.
Contents
History of prostate cancer. Epidemiology of prostate cancer. Risk factors. Chemoprevention. Prostate-specific antigen and digital rectal
examination screening for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer: imaging features. Evaluation of abnormal digital rectal examinatino or elevated
prostate-specific antigen. Prostate pathology. Staging. Prognostic factors and predictive factors in prostate cancer. High-grade prostatic
intraepithelial neoplasia. External beam radiation therapy. Pelvic node radiation in prostate cancer. Prostate brachytherapy. Radical
prostatectomy. Post-prostatectomy radiation therapy. Cryotherapy for prostate cancer. Adjuvant androgen suppression for locally advanced
prostate cancer. Prostate cancer recurrence. Metastatic prostate cancer. Endocrine therapy for metastatic prostate cancer. Chemotherapy
in hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Investigational agents. Complications of radical prostatectomy. Side-effects of treatment. Follow-up
of patients after treatment of localized prostate cancer. Index.
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Paperback, 336 pages, publication date: FEB-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-7020-2890-8
ISBN-10: 0-7020-2890-8
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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