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Record Nr.

UNINA9910972949503321

Autore

Isharwal Sudhir

Titolo

Prostate specific antigen and prostate cancer / / Sudhir Isharwal and Zhou Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011

ISBN

1-62100-586-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (74 p.)

Collana

Cancer etiology, diagnosis and treatments

Altri autori (Persone)

WangZhou <1964->

Disciplina

616.99/463

Soggetti

Prostate - Cancer - Diagnosis

Prostate-specific antigen

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

History of prostate specific antigen.

"Nova biomedical."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN AND PROSTATE CANCER -- PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN AND PROSTATE CANCER -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter I  Introduction -- Chapter II  History of Prostate Specific Antigen -- Structure and Function of PSA- -- PSA as a Diagnostic Marker for PCa -- Chapter III  Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index -- Blank Page.

Sommario/riassunto

Prostate cancer (PCa) is a disease with high incidence and prevalence. Early detection of PCa has been an area for research to decrease its morbidity and mortality. This book presents and discusses research in the study of PCa and its role in the screening of prostate cancer.