Archive for the ‘Urology’ Category

Therapeutic Strategies in Prostate Cancer

Saturday, December 27th, 2008


* Publisher: Not Avail
* Number Of Pages: 285
* Publication Date: 2007-12
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1904392881
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781904392880
* Binding: Hardcover

Product 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.

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Imaging in Oncological Urology

Monday, December 1st, 2008


* Publisher: Springer
* Number Of Pages: 464
* Publication Date: 2008-12-16
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1846285143
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781846285141
* Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
This book features significant changes witnessed in imaging in oncological conditions related to the bladder, prostate and kidneys and their impact. With prostate cancer being malignancy No. 1 in men and bladder cancer and renal cancer becoming more prominent, an increasing number of innovative treatments have become available that require better imaging including information on the location and extent of the tumors.

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Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis: General Methods and Overviews, Lung Carcinoma and Prostate Carcinoma

Saturday, November 29th, 2008


* Publisher: Springer
* Number Of Pages: 604
* Publication Date: 2008-12-01
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1402084412
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781402084416
* Binding: Hardcover

Product Description:
This is the first book that discusses the subjects of diagnosis, therapy, therapy assessment, and prognosis of lung and prostate cancer in one single volume.
Cancer killed 6.7 million people around the world in 2002, and this figure is expected to rise to 10.1 million in 2020. Lung cancer has been the most common cancer in the world since 1985, and by 2002 there were 1.35 million new cases, representing 12.5% of all new cancers. It was also the most common cause of death from cancer, with 1.18 million deaths (17.6% of the world total). Lung cancer remains a highly lethal disease. After diagnosis, survival at 5 years in the United States is 15%.

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