Springer, 2018. — 420 p. This comprehensive reference expounds the current state of hormone therapy and castration resistance of prostate cancer (PCa). Previously, the incidence of PCa in Asian countries was relatively low, but it has been increasing dramatically in recent years. Although most of the new cases are diagnosed in early stages, a significant proportion of patients...
Springer International Publishing, 2016. — 280 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-31339-9, 978-3-319-31341-2. All chapters are written by experts in their fields Provides a concise yet comprehensive summary that will help guide patient management Richly illustrated with photographs, illustrations and tables This text provides a comprehensive review of pathophysiology, molecular and cell...
Springer, 2014. — 269 p. — ISBN: 978-3-642-40428-3 Image-Guided Prostate Cancer Treatments is a comprehensive reference and practical guide on the technology and application of ultrasound and MRI in the male pelvis, with special attention to the prostate. The book is organized into three main sections, the first of which is devoted to general aspects of imaging and image-guided...
Springer, 2014. — 615 p. — ISBN: 978-3-642-40429-0 Image-Guided Prostate Cancer Treatments is a comprehensive reference and practical guide on the technology and application of ultrasound and MRI in the male pelvis, with special attention to the prostate. The book is organized into three main sections, the first of which is devoted to general aspects of imaging and image-guided...
Springer, 2015. — 246 p. — ISBN: 978-2-8178-0483-5, 978-2-8178-0484-2. The first book to focus on the state of art of overall focal therapy techniques The first book to address this topic in depth Presents contributions by the world’s best teams involved in this new therapy development Focal therapy is a promising option for selected patients who have localized low or...
Springer International Publishing, 2017. — 293 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-42326-5, 978-3-319-42327-2. Equips readers with an excellent understanding of metastasis formation and prognostic factors Explains how best to achieve early diagnosis Presents the latest evidence from the literature and clinical trials regarding treatment options and evaluation of response Features a...
2nd edition. — Springer, 2017. — 419 p. This book, now in an extensively revised second edition, provides an exhaustive review of the state of the art in the management of prostate cancer, from screening to treatment, with emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach. The editors are very excited about the outstanding new or updated contributions from the different expert...
Demos Medical Publishing, 2011. — 182 p. — (Radiation Medicine Rounds). — ISBN: 1936287331. This book examines the latest advances in the use of radiation medicine in treatment of prostate cancer Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in males and radiation therapy is a major tool in the management of the disease. This includes reviews of all major recent advances in...
Humana Press, 2007. — 507 p. This volume reviews new, valuable approaches to the treatment of prostate cancer in men. The latest edition contains new material on molecular imaging, new treatments for prostate cancer, molecular targets, cell signaling pathways, bioinformatics, and pathogenomics. The book details the latest innovations and advances in prostate cancer and may be...
Chelsea House Publications, 2007. — 137 p. This continuing series explores different diseases to show the science behind how disease-causing organisms affect the body. Microorganisms have plagued humans since the beginning of time, causing debilitating diseases and even death. But how, exactly, do these microorganisms infect and cause disease? The books in this series examine...
Chelsea House Publications, 2007. — 137 p. This continuing series explores different diseases to show the science behind how disease-causing organisms affect the body. Microorganisms have plagued humans since the beginning of time, causing debilitating diseases and even death. But how, exactly, do these microorganisms infect and cause disease? The books in this series examine...
Springer Science & Business Media, 2014. — 169 p. Prostate cancer is by far the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of death due to cancer. It comprises a mixed group of tumours displaying varying clinical behaviour: while some have a very aggressive course, others are rather indolent. Prevention of prostate cancer and discrimination between aggressive and...
Springer, 2016. — 1029 p. This book addresses knowledge gaps in RARP in 3 key sections: 1) Step-by-step approach including multiple technique options and innovations, 2) Patient selection, safety, outcomes, and 3) Preparing the patient for surgery. The order is more based upon knowledge priority rather than a chronologic sequence in which part 3 would go first. Part two allows...
2nd Edition. — Springer, 2019. — 483 p. — (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 1210). — ISBN: 978-3-030-32655-5. The purpose of this book is to provide a contemporary overview of the causes and consequences of prostate cancer from a cellular and genetic perspective. Written by experts in the fields of epidemiology, toxicology, cell biology, genetics, genomics,...
10th ed. — Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016. — 616 p. Selected from the world’s leading comprehensive cancer textbook, this tightly focused resource provides you with the practical, cutting-edge information you need to provide the best cancer care to each patient. Prostate and Other Genitourinary Cancers: Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 10th Edition, offers a...
Springer Science & Business Media, 2010. — 430 p. Prostate cancer is the most common noncutaneous prostate cancer. Research has revealed several distinct malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer mechanisms of castration-resistant disease that may deaths among men in the United States. It is a critical converge in patients with disease progression on public health...
Springer, 2018. — 320 p. This book provides information on a range of issues related to prostate cancer survivorship, including; psychosexual care, health related quality of life, treatment, follow-up care, new psychosexual pathways, and acute and chronic co-morbidities. The book also covers the needs and challenges in survivorship care, the requirements of care, the future of...
Demos Medical, 2017. — 312 p. Handbook of Prostate Cancer and Other Genitourinary Malignancies provides a patient-centered, practical approach to diagnosis, treatment, and clinical management of cancers found in the genitourinary system. With the recent surge of newly available treatments, the new AJCC Staging guidelines from the 8th Edition and changes in approaches to care,...
Springer Publishing Company, Inc., 2017. — 310 p. Handbook of Prostate Cancer and Other Genitourinary Malignancies provides a patient-centered, practical approach to diagnosis, treatment, and clinical management of cancers found in the genitourinary system. With the recent surge of new available treatments, new AJCC Staging guidelines and changes in approaches to care,...
Springer, 2013. — 93 p. In many centers of excellence in Urology, robotic prostatectomy has become the first choice for the surgical treatment of localized prostate cancer owing to benefits such as reduced pain and minimization of impotence and incontinence. This atlas, specifically designed for use by surgeons, provides a beautifully illustrated, step-by-step guide to all...
Humana Press, 2012. — 386 p. Based on the highly successful first edition of Prostate Biopsy: Indications, Techniques, and Complications, this new volume presents new concepts that have emerged in answer to current questions from its audience. Many new perspectives and technologies are presented, many from the authors’ internationally recognized work on the topic. Substantial...
CMP Healthcare Media LLC, 2007. - 75 p. The prostate cancer field has been changing rapidly over the past two decades since the introduction and widespread use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA). The increase in the number of cases diagnosed with prostate cancer that occurred as a result of screening necessitated refinements of existing therapies and the development of...
Springer, 2015. — 124 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4939-1615-3, 978-1-4939-1616-0 Written entirely by experts in their field The first single, concise reference documenting the different approaches to prostate cancer surgery Provides a step by step approach to techniques This volume provides a comprehensive review and detailed description of surgical techniques for prostate cancer surgery....
Springer, 2018. — 186 p. This textbook summarizes the state of the art in the management of locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer with the aim of providing the knowledge required for optimal treatment decision making in individual cases. Readers will find comprehensive coverage of the latest developments in surgery, radiotherapy, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT),...
9th edition. — Health Press, 2017. — 132 p. Prostate cancer is unusual among solid tumors in that the majority of affected men die with, rather than of, the disease. This presents many challenges to healthcare professionals and patients in terms of deciding if, when and how to intervene in order to control tumor growth and spread, thereby extending survival but without...
Nova Publishers, 2013. — 342 p. "The Benign and Malignant Prostate" contains all you need to know about the prostate from its anatomy to the most recent sophisticated robotic technical procedures. This book provides a comprehensive understandable account of benign and malignant prostate conditions, and is designed to be undemanding yet thorough and informative. Medical students...
ITexLi, 2016. — 257 p. — ISBN: 9535126458, 953512644X. This book presents cutting-edge research in predicting the behavior of localized and metastatic cancer, targeted treatment of cancer that has spread minimally, response to newer methods of treatment, and rehabilitation of patients. Prostate cancer is diagnosed commonly in the course of general health screening. Very often...
Second Edition, Academic Press, London, 2016, 672 p., ISBN: 0128000775, 978-0-12-800077-9, 9780128005927, 0128005920 Second Edition continues to be an important translational reference that bridges the gap between science and clinical medicine. It reviews the biological processes that can be implicated in the disease, reviews current treatments, highlights the pitfalls where...
Humana Press, 2008. — 462 p. — ISBN: 978-1-58829-741-9 Award winning authors present a comprehensive review of new perspectives in prostate cancer research and open up new directions in the clinical management of prostate cancer. In, "Prostate Cancer: Signaling Networks, Genetics, and New Treatment Strategies", the authors focus on the biology, genetics, molecular signaling...
Wiley-Blackwell, 2014 - 350 p. Do you manage patients with prostate cancer? Could you use an expert guide examining all possible management options? Prostate Cancer: diagnosis and clinical management providesurologists and oncologists of all levels with up-to-date, evidence-based guidance to the diagnosis, treatment and clinical management of a disease which accounts for a...
Springer, 2018. — 197 p. — (Energy Balance and Cancer 14). — ISBN: 978-3-319-64939-9. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men with an age adjusted incidence of 123.2 per 100,000 men per year and 20 deaths per 100,000 per year. In 2017, it is estimated that there will be more than 161,360 new cases diagnosed and 26,730 deaths, making prostate cancer the third...
Springer, 2017. — 475 p. The book evaluates the scientific evidence for the evolving trend to treat low to intermediate risk, clinically localized prostate cancer in a focally ablative manner with novel gland-preserving, focal therapy methods. Various ablative devices such as high intensity focused ultrasound, irreversible electroporation, photodynamic therapy, cryotherapy and...
Humana Press, 2012. — 396 p. Imaging and Focal Therapy of Early Prostate Cancer evaluates the scientific evidence for the evolving trend to treat low to intermediate risk, clinically localized prostate cancer in a focally ablative manner with novel gland-preserving, focal therapy methods. Various ablative devices such as high intensity focused ultrasound, irreversible...
World Cancer Research Fund USA, 2014. — 52 p. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men worldwide, and the most common cancer in males in 84 countries [1]. Occurring more frequently in the developed world, rates have also been increasing in the developing world; and - as a result of the large number of cases of prostate cancer detected by screening – it is...
American Cancer Society/Health Promotions, 2011. — 214 p. With greater public awareness, early detection of prostate cancer is on the rise and mortality rates are declining, and this book emphasizes that all patients should be well-informed decision makers in planning their own treatment. Covering everything from risk factors to living well after treatment, this pocket-sized...
Springer Science & Business Media, 2007. — 271 p. Prostate cancer treatment dates back almost treatment approaches is examined in the subse- 100years. However, in an era of rapid develop- quent chapters of this volume. ments and innovations in cancer research and Te text addresses the time-honoured h- uro-oncology, there is an increasing need to monal treatment, which has been...
Springer International Publishing, 2018. — 570 p. This volume focuses on our current understanding of the molecular underpinnings of prostate cancer and their potential application for precision medicine approaches. The emergence and applications of new technologies has allowed for a rapid expansion of our understanding of the molecular basis of prostate cancer and has revealed...
Oxford University Press, 2015. — 368 p. — ISBN: 019933692X, 9780199336920. The statistics are sobering: over 200,000 men in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. With this diagnosis, men are expected to psychologically combat the worry, practical concerns, and the emotional and physical changes during an immensely trying time. How to help? In Managing...
Humana Press, 2014. — 336 p. — (Current Clinical Urology) — ISBN: 978-1-4939-1175-2 This volume provides new data about the molecular biology of CRPC and a review of the definition, staging and prognostic factors that define CRPC. The book features an in depth review of proven therapeutic options, including bone targeted therapies, immunotherapy, chemotherapy and hormonal based...
Springer International Publishing, 2016. — 175 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-23816-6, 978-3-319-23817-3. This volume provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of this topic. It reviews natural history, etiology, management, and prevention of urinary dysfunction. The text covers the multiple new treatments for prostate cancer that have been introduced as well as reviewing the...
Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. — 146 p. — ISBN: 3319558277. This text provides a comprehensive, state – of – the art review of this new and emerging field, as the number of men who suffer from post-prostatectomy incontinence increases by greater than 10,000 per year. How to evaluate and manage this devastating disorder has become a necessary part of nearly every...
Springer International Publishing, 2015. — 180 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-05599-2, 978-3-319-05600-5. Informative and easy to understand images are used to accompany the text, helping the reader to understand better the scientific and medical concepts described The latest medical standards issued by the most prestigious urology associations are followed, giving the reader the most...
Springer International Publishing, 2016. — 206 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-21484-9, 978-3-319-21485-6. This text provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field, and will serve as a valuable resource for clinicians, surgeons and researchers with an interest in early prostate cancer. The book reviews new data about genetic markers, transperineal mapping biopsy and...
Saunders, 2010. — 279 p. — ISBN: 9781416045755 Each volume in the Early Detection and Treatment of Cancer Series is packed with practical, authoritative information designed to cover the full range of diagnostic procedures, including pathologic, radiologic, bronchoscopic, and surgical aspects. You’ll be able to determine the safest, shortest, least invasive way to reach an...
Springer London, 2013. — 1110 p. Prostate cancer is the commonest male cancer with over 5 million survivors in US alone. Worldwide, the problem is staggering and has attracted significant attention by media, scientists and cancer experts. Significant research, discoveries, innovations and advances in treatment of this cancer have produced voluminous literature which is...
Springer International Publishing, 2015. — 145 p. — ISBN: 978-3-319-14159-6, 978-3-319-14160-2. State of the art, wide-ranging update on focal therapy Coverage of the role of a variety of modern diagnostic and therapeutic technologies Written by international experts who are long-term proponents of non-invasive treatment of prostate cancer This book provides a 2015 state of the...
Springer, 2013. — 517 p. — (Protein Reviews 16) — ISBN: 978-1-4614-6827-1 Prostate Cancer provides an up-to-date review of the biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetic changes in prostate cells that are the driving forces in the initiation and progression of cancer. It includes an overview by experts in the field of cell-cell interactions, including stem cells, reactive...
World Scientific, 2011. — 700 p. This book effectively summarizes our knowledge of recent advances in prostate cancer. It focuses on our state-of-the-art understanding of risk factors, prevention, detection, prognosis and treatment of prostate cancer and identifies basic science findings that are being translated into clinical practice. In addition, the book singles out key...
Springer, 2009. — 826 p. Androgens are critical regulators of prostate differentiation and function, as well as prostate cancer growth and survival. Therefore, androgen ablation is the preferred systemic treatment for disseminated prostate cancer. Androgen action is exerted in target tissues via binding the androgen receptor (AR), a nuclear receptor transcription factor....
CRC Press, 2008. — 318 p. Answering the need that exists for a single reference to address the practical issues of implementing Image-guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) into prostate cancer treatment, Image-guided Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer provides clinicians with a solid understanding of this technology and, through in-depth illustrations and step-by-step guidelines,...
Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. — 241 p. — (Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Modern History). — ISBN: 978-1-4039-8803-4, 978-1-137-56595-2. This book offers a comprehensive and inclusive insight into the history of prostate cancer and its sufferers. Until recently, little practical help could be offered for men afflicted with the devastating diseases of the genitourinary organs....
Springer, 2019. — 217 p. This book offers a comprehensive evaluation of the use of stereotactic body radiosurgery (SBRT) for the treatment of prostate cancer. The rationale, selection criteria, and treatment planning for prostate SBRT are explained. Important imaging and anatomic considerations are discussed, and detailed consideration devoted to organ motion and tumor tracking...
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