9781899541454: Fast Facts: Prostate Cancer

Synopsis

Prostate cancer is a major concern for our ageing male population. Yet rapid scientific advances leave the family physician faced with new and often controversial ideas. What are the essential facts needed for the diagnosis and management of this insidious disease? Here, three leading urologists present a concise and up-to-date overview in the third edition of this practical book.

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Review

From the reviews: "Treatment advances and discoveries in prostate cancer tumor biology are rapidly developing areas of medicine. ... The book is a scholarly and satisfactory summary of many established findings. ... is a highly informative read and a welcome addition to the existing literature. Ramon and Denis highlight an area that is of growing concern to patients and urologists ... . Medical students and residents interested in a primer of established prostate cancer findings would find this book valuable." (Lalit R. Patel and Jonathan W. Simons, JAMA, Vol. 299 (16), 2008)

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Private Practice, Harley Street, London, UK John Hopkins Medical Institution USA Institute of Urology and Nephrology LONDON UK John Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, USA

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