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948004
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b702374
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| Title & Author
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Prostate cancer /\ edited by Mark R. Feneley, Heather A. Payne.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Clinical Pub.,, 2007.
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| Series Statement
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Therapeutic strategies
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (xi, 285 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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1281408522
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: 1846925800
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: 1904392881
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: 9781281408525
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: 9781846925801
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: 9781904392880
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Nutrition, lifestyle interventions, and prevention -- The current state of biomarkers for prostate cancer -- Histopathological markers and precursor lesions -- Prostate cancer screening -- Assessment of treatment strategies in prostate cancer using risk stratification and prediction of clinical outcomes -- Conservative treatment strategies for localized favourable-risk prostate cancer -- Treatment of low-risk prostate cancer -- Treatment strategies for high-risk prostate cancer -- Treatment strategies for biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer -- Advanced prostate cancer-distant metastases: endpoints for clinical trials -- Hormonal therapy -- Chemotherapeutic strategies for treatment of advanced disease -- Molecular strategies and clinical trial design in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer -- Therapeutic strategies of palliative care and quality of life for advanced prostate cancer -- Treatment strategies for spinal cord compression and fractures -- Treatment strategies for urinary obstruction -- Treatment strategies for erectile dysfunction -- Therapeutic strategies for pain.
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| Abstract
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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.
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| Subject
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Prostate-- Cancer-- Treatment.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- Cancer.
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MEDICAL-- Oncology.
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Prostate-- Cancer-- Treatment.
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Prostatic Neoplasms-- therapy.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.99/463
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| LC Classification
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RC280.P7T48 2007eb
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| NLM classification
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2008 B-770
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WJ 762P96542 2007
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| Added Entry
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Feneley, Mark R.
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Payne, Heather A.
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| Cover Title
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Therapeutic strategies in prostate cancer
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