Therapeutic Strategies in Prostate Cancer.
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Mark Feneley; Heather Payne
- ناشر : Oxford : Atlas Medical Pub.
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9781846925801
Description
Section I: Prevention and diagnosis 1 1 Nutrition, lifestyle interventions and prevention 3 Steven L. Chang, James D. Brooks 2 The current state of biomarkers for prostate cancer 25 Eddy S. Leman, Robert H. Getzenberg 3 Histopathological markers and precursor lesions 43 Isabelle Meiers, David G. Bostwick 4 Prostate cancer screening 67 Sarah Marietti, Peter C. Albertsen Section II: Regional prostate cancer – localized and locally advanced cancer 77 5 Assessment of treatment strategies in prostate cancer using risk stratification and prediction of clinical outcomes 79 Denise C. Babineau, Michael W. Kattan 6 Conservative treatment strategies for localized favourable-risk prostate cancer 89 Laurence Klotz 7 Treatment of low-risk prostate cancer 99 Bruce R. Kava, Alan M. Nieder, Mark S. Soloway 8 Treatment strategies for high-risk prostate cancer 115 Mark R. Feneley, Heather A. Payne 9 Treatment strategies for biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer 135 Vincent Khoo, Anita Mitra vi Contents Section III: Advanced prostate cancer – distant metastases 149 10 Advanced prostate cancer – distant metastases: endpoints for clinical trials 151 Kim N. Chi, Martin E. Gleave 11 Hormonal therapy 163 David Gillatt 12 Chemotherapeutic strategies for treatment of advanced disease 177 Andrew J. Armstrong, Michael A. Carducci 13 Molecular strategies and clinical trial design in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer 195 Don Newling 14 Therapeutic strategies of palliative care and quality of life for advanced prostate cancer 205 Christopher Farnham, Omar Al-Salihi, Faye Lim Section IV: Management of complications 217 15 Treatment strategies for spinal cord compression and fractures 219 Alistair J. Stirling, Adrian C. Gardner, Roger M. Tilman 16 Treatment strategies for urinary obstruction 237 Roger S. Kirby 17 Treatment strategies for erectile dysfunction 247 Arthur L. Burnett 18 Therapeutic strategies for pain 261 Colin Purcell, Joe O’Sullivan Abbreviations
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.
