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Management of Prostate Cancer A Multidisciplinary Approach

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 contribut...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bolla, Michel (Editor), van Poppel, Hendrik (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2017, 2017
Edition:2nd ed. 2017
Subjects:
Cancer Research
Radiotherapy
Urology
Oncology  
Epidemiology
Oncology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Epidemiology of prostate cancer in Europe
  • Chemoprevention
  • Individual and mass screening
  • Anatomo-pathology
  • Biology
  • Genomics
  • Radiologic investigations( multiparametric MRI, whole body MRI)
  • Nuclear Medecine: follow-up (Choline PET-CT, Radium 223)and treatment of bone metastases
  • Diagnosis, clinical work up, TNM classification Markers
  • Active surveillance
  • Open Radical Prostatectomy
  • The robotic laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
  • Brachytherapy (Low dose rate)
  • Brachytherapy (High dose rate)
  • IMRT, hypofractionated irradiation and stereotactic irradiation
  • External irradiation + androgen suppression
  • Post-operative irradiation: immediate or early delayed?- High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
  • Cryotherapy
  • Follow-up after radical treatments* and relapse
  • First line hormonal manipulations
  • Upfront chemotherapy at initiation of hormonal treatment for metastatic prostate cancer
  • Bone-targeted therapies (Bisphosphonates, denosumab and Radium 223
  • Targeted therapies and vaccination
  • How to interprete results
  • Prostate EAU guidelines
  • Better Patients perspective

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