Prostate cancer screening
By: edited by Donna P. Ankerst, Catherine M. Tangen, Ian M. Thompson Jr
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Current clinical urology
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 397
ISBN-13: 9781603272803
Description: More than one in six men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime. In recent years there has been an explosion of information regarding PSA screening and biomarkers for the disease. In theSecond Edition of this book, the world's leading experts on prostate cancer detection update the first edition with the latest findings. The book incorporates a series of thoughtful and cutting-edge works from the world.s experts in prostate cancer screening, ranging from the current status quo of prostate cancer screening across the globe to consensus on optimal utilization of the traditional PSA and DRE tests, to cutting-edge research in new biomarkers, biomeasures, and extended risk algorithms for prostate cancer. An additional chapter covers family-based linkage analysis as well as possible pitfalls in prostate cancer biomarker evaluation studies.