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Record Nr.

UNISA996339091003316

Autore

Feneley Mark

Titolo

Therapeutic Strategies in Prostate Cancer [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2007

ISBN

1-281-40852-2

9786611408527

1-84692-580-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Therapeutic Strategies

Altri autori (Persone)

PayneHeather

Disciplina

616.99/463

616.9946306

Soggetti

Prostate -- Cancer -- Treatment

Prostate -- Cancer

Prostatectomy

Radiotherapy

Genital Neoplasms, Male

Prostatic Diseases

Urogenital Neoplasms

Genital Diseases, Male

Neoplasms by Site

Male Urogenital Diseases

Diseases

Neoplasms

Prostatic Neoplasms

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editors and Conributors; Section I: Prevention and diagnosis; Section II: Regional prostate cancer - localized and locallyadvanced cancer; Section III: Advanced prostate cancer - distant metastases; Section IV: Management of complications; Abbreviations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Prostate cancer accounts for nearly a quarter of all male cancers, and the incidence is rising as detection rates continue to improve, and life expectancy increases. Timely intervention affords a wider range of



management options and in this new volume the editors review the choices available. In the first section lifestyle interventions, such as nutrition and screening, and evaluation of risk factors are discussed; then follows an update on management strategies for localised and locally advanced cancer in various risk groups, drawing on the results of the latest clinical trials. The third se