Prostate Cancer

Author Jack Mydio - Ciril Godec

Publisher Academic Press

Format

eBook

2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Author

Jack Mydio - Ciril Godec

Publisher

Academic Press

Volume

Edition

2

Copyright

2015

ISBN13

9780128005927

Release

Format

eBook

Grade Level

11th Grade - College Senior

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TBD

Overview

This book presents a thorough overview of the prostate cancer disease, reviewing the biological processes, current treatments and scientific developments that may yield new treatments in the future. Each chapter has been written by internationally recognized specialists on prostate cancer epidemiology, genetic susceptibility, cancer metastases, prostate physiology, proteomics, new therapeutics, and clinical trials.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
List of Contributors.
Preface.
Etiology, Pathology, and Tumor Biology.
1: Population Screening for Prostate Cancer and Early Detection.
2: Inflammation and Infection in the Etiology of Prostate Cancer.
3: Androgen Receptor.
4: Novel Research on Fusion Genes and Next-Generation Sequencing.
5: Should Gleason Score 6 Still Be Called Cancer?.
6: High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Atypical Glands.
7: Prostate Cancer in the Elderly.
8: Prostate Cancer and Other Primary Malignancies.
9: Biopsy Prophylaxis, Technique, Complications, and Repeat Biopsies.
10: Total and Free PSA, PCA3, PSA Density and Velocity.
11: Imaging in Localized Prostate Cancer.
Genetic Susceptibility And Hereditary Predisposition, Screening, And Counseling.
12: Prostate Cancer Prevention: Strategies and Realities.
13: Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening Guidelines.
Epidemiology.
14: Cancer of the Prostate: Incidence in the USA.
15: International Trends in Prostate Cancer.
16: Race, Ethnicity, Marital Status, Literacy, and Prostate Cancer Outcomes in the United States.
17: Hereditary Prostate Cancer.
18: Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer.
19: Breast and Prostate Cancers: A Comparison of Two Endocrinologic Malignancies.
Prevention of Prostate Cancer.
20: Heart Healthy = Prostate Healthy and S.A.M. are the Ideal “Natural” Recommendations for Prostate Cancer.
21: Effects of Smoking, Alcohol, and Exercise on Prostate Cancer.
22: Environmental and Occupational Exposures and Prostate Cancer.
23: Level-1 Data from the REDUCE Study and the PCPT Data.
Conservative Management.
24: Decision Support for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer.
25: Active Surveillance: Rationale, Patient Selection, Follow-up, and Outcomes.
Surgery.
26: Preoperative Risk Assessment.
27: Is Surgery Still Necessary for Prostate Cancer?.
28: Indications for Pelvic Lymphadenectomy.
29: The Surgical Anatomy of the Prostate.
30: Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy
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