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An important translational book bridging the gap between science and clinical medicine, Prostate Cancer reviews the biological processes that can be implicated in the disease, reviews current treatments, highlighting the pitfalls where relevant and examines the scientific developments that might result in novel treatments in the future. Key Features * Provides a translational resource for scientists and clinicians working on prostate cancer * Reviews current surgical interventions and highlights their related pitfalls * Presents the latest laparoscopic techniques with figures and illustrations of step-by-step procedures * Offers insight into the potential for novel approaches to treatment in the future * Includes personal perspectives from patients.

A. ETIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY AND TUMOR BIOLOGY -- Population Screening for prostate Cancer and in testing high risk African-American men -- Molecular Mechanism of Prostate Cancer Invasion and Metastasis -- Does prostate cancer present more than one cancer? -- High-Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia -- Update on the Regulation of Apoptosis in Prostate Cancer -- Prostate Cancer with Other Primary Malignancies -- Angiogenesis, Growth Factors, Microvessel Density, p53 and p21 in Prostate Cancer -- Staging of Prostate Cancer, PSA Issues leading up to Prostate Biopsy and Biopsy Technique -- Prostate biopsy: Who, how and when? -- GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AND HEREDITARY PREDISPOSITION, SCREENING AND COUNSELING -- Prostate Cancer Prevention: Strategies and Realities -- Genetic changes and their prognostic significance in Cancer -- EPIDEMIOLOGY -- Cancer of the Prostate (CaP) -- Incidence in the US -- Race, Ethnicity, Religion, Marital Status and Prostate Cancer in the US -- Prostate Cancer: Detection and Biopsy Strategies -- Prostate Cancer Treatment Outcomes between African Americans and Caucasians -- Hereditary Prostate Cancer -- Breast and Prostate Cancer: A Comparisonof Two Common Endocrinologic Malignancies -- Artificial neural networks for predictive modeling in Prostate Cancer -- PREVENTION OF CAP -- Obesity, Aging and Immunity in Prostate Cancer -- The Role of Diet -- What are the effects of dietary supplements (selenium and vitamin E) or aspirin/NSAIDs on Prostate Cancer? -- Effects of smoking, alcohol, exercise and sun exposure on Prostate Cancer -- Prostate Cancer on the Internet: Review, 2002 -- TREATMENT -- The Decision Making Progress for Prostate Cancer -- Expectant management in 2002: Rationale and indications -- SURGERY -- Is surgery still necessary for Prostate Cancer? -- Indications for pelvic lymphadenectomy -- The Surgical Anatomy of the Prostate -- Radical retropubic prostatectomy -- Principles of Peripheral Nerve Repair -- Radical prostatectomy: the retropubic antegrade approach -- Mini- lap Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy -- Radical Perineal Prostatectomy -- Stress Incontinences After Radical Prostatectomy -- Prognostic significance of Positive Surgical Margins -- Bloodless surgery and RRP -- Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy -- Pitfalls of laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy -- Robotics and RRP -- RADIATION THERAPY -- Does Radiation Therapy really work for Prostate Ca? -- Is one form of Radiation Therapy better over another? -- Radiation therapy for early stage prostate cancer -- -- could it parallel prostatectomy? -- Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer -- HORMONAL/CHEMO THERAPY -- Osteoporosis and Prostate Cancer -- Neoadjuvant hormonal treatment prior to curative treatment in Prostate Cancer -- Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer: The Evolving Role of Chemotherapy -- Monotherapy with anti-androgens in the treatment of prostate cancer -- CRYOBLATION -- Is Cyroblation Here to Stay? -- Salvage Cryoblation of the Prostate -- PATIENT'S EXPERIENCES -- Quality of Life: Impact of Prostate Cancer and its Treatment -- Sexual aspects of Prostate Cancer Treatment -- Title to be agreed and supplied asap by M. Macdonald/ W. Gray -- GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES -- CaP Economics. -- NEW HORIZONS FOR CaP -- Molecular Therapeutics in Prostate Cancer -- Antioxidants and Phytotherapy -- What is the newest technology in treating CaP? -- Transrectal High Intensity Focused Ultrasound -- New Markers for Prostate Cancer Detection:What is on the horizon? -- Are Vaccinations for Prostate Cancer Realistic?

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. Etiology, pathology and tumor biology -- part II. Genetic susceptibility and hereditary predisposition, screening and counseling -- part III. Epidemiology -- part IV. Prevention of prostate cancer -- part V. Treatment -- part VI. Surgery -- part VII. Radiation therapy -- part VIII. Hormonal therapy/chemotherapy -- part IX. Cryoablatin -- part X. Patients' experiences -- part XI. Governmental policies -- part XII. New horizons for prostate cancer.

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