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Overview'It is a very compelling read though, because of the controversies every health professional should consider its key message as a principle (what does the evidence tell us?) in their practice and in their influence personally.' Full Product DetailsAuthor: Simon Chapman , Professor Alexandra Barratt , Martin StocklerPublisher: Sydney University Press Imprint: Sydney University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.195kg ISBN: 9781920899684ISBN 10: 1920899685 Pages: 98 Publication Date: 10 November 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsWhy have we written this book? About the authors 1. What is prostate cancer and how common is it? 2. What is the risk of dying from prostate cancer? 3. What is the risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer? 4. What increases or decreases the risk of prostate cancer? 5. How is it prostate cancer diagnosed? 6. What are the treatments for early stage prostate cancer? 7. To screen or not to screen for prostate cancer? 8. Some further questions and answers References IndexReviews'Chapman and his co-authors, through this well written book, provide the reader with a balanced commentary and navigate the reader through the basics of prostate cancer, management issues, and finally to the issue of that of prostate cancer screening. The authors also clearly illustrate these complex issues through deconstructing numbers and figures that are easily understood for both GPs and patients.' -- Justin Tse * Australian Family Physician * Author InformationSimon Chapman is professor emeritus of public health at the University of Sydney. Alexandra Barratt is professor of public health at the University of Sydney. Martin Stockler is a professor of oncology and clinical epidemiology at the University of Sydney. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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