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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300182903321

Titolo

Prostate Cancer : A Patient's Guide / / edited by René Sotelo, Juan Arriaga, Raed A. Azhar, Inderbir S. Gill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-05600-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (187 p.)

Disciplina

610

613

614.44

616.6

616994

Soggetti

Urology

Oncology  

Health promotion

Oncology

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. An Appointment with the Urologist -- 3. Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) -- 4. Prostate Biopsy -- 5. Prostatitis- Pelvic Pain -- 6. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia -- 7. Prostate Cancer -- 8. How to Get a Second Opinion.

Sommario/riassunto

Prostate Cancer – A Patient’s Guide gives the most up-to-date information about prostate diseases, answering questions regarding symptoms, associated conditions and current treatments, with the help of simple physiological terms, concise figures and clear medical descriptions.   Influenced by the editors’ many years of professional experience and adhering to current international medical standards, Prostate Cancer – A Patient’s Guide holds the most recent and relevant information to help patients and their families who have been diagnosed with prostate diseases.