ABC of Prostate Cancer: 159 (ABC Series) - Softcover

Dasgupta, Prokar; Kirby, Roger S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444334379 ISBN 13: 9781444334371

Publisher: BMJ Books, 2011

Synopsis

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK and US and the second most common worldwide.

The ABC of Prostate Cancer provides fully illustrated guidance on the treatment and management of prostate cancer. It covers the biology, anatomy, and pathology of prostate cancer, screening, and active surveillance and monitoring. It presents an assessment of treatment options including prostatectomy, bracytherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, along with modern diagnostic tests and an overview of new approaches to prostate cancer.

With an international author team, the ABC of Prostate Cancer is ideal for general practitioners, family physicians, specialist nurses, junior doctors, medical students and others working with prostate cancer patients and their families.

About this title

About the Author

Prokar Dasgupta is Consultant Urological Surgeon, Department of Urology, King's College London, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

Roger S. Kirby is Consultant Urologist, The Prostate Centre, London

Foreword by Peter T. Scardino

The ABC of Prostate Cancer provides fully illustrated guidance on the treatment and management of prostate cancer. It covers the biology, anatomy, and pathology of prostate cancer, screening, and active surveillance and monitoring. It presents an assessment of treatment options including prostatectomy, bracytherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, along with modern diagnostic tests and an overview of new approaches to prostate cancer.

With an international author team, the ABC of Prostate Cancer is ideal for general practitioners, family physicians, specialist nurses, junior doctors, medical students and others working with prostate cancer patients and their families.

The ABC of Prostate Cancer provides fully illustrated guidance on the treatment and management of prostate cancer. It covers the biology, anatomy, and pathology of prostate cancer, screening, and active surveillance and monitoring. It presents an assessment of treatment options including prostatectomy, bracytherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, along with modern diagnostic tests and an overview of new approaches to prostate cancer.

With an international author team, the ABC of Prostate Cancer is ideal for general practitioners, family physicians, specialist nurses, junior doctors, medical students and others working with prostate cancer patients and their families.

Edition details

• Publisher: BMJ Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444334379
• ISBN 13: 9781444334371
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80