Prostate cancer
By: edited by Mark R. Feneley, Heather A. Payne
Series: Therapeutic strategies; Therapeutic strategies
Publisher: Clinical Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781846925801
Subjects: Oncology; HEALTH & FITNESS; Diseases; Cancer; MEDICAL; Therapy; Treatment; Prostate; Prostatic Neoplasms
Other titles: Therapeutic strategies in prostate cancer
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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