Overview

More than one in six men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime. In recent years there has been an explosion of information regarding PSA screening and biomarkers for the disease. In Prostate Cancer Screening, Second Edition, the world's leading experts on prostate cancer detection update the first edition with the latest findings. The book incorporates a series of thoughtful and cutting-edge works from the world's experts in prostate cancer screening, ranging from the current status quo of prostate cancer screening across the globe to consensus on optimal utilization of the traditional PSA and DRE tests, to cutting-edge research in new biomarkers, biomeasures, and extended risk algorithms for prostate cancer. An additional chapter covers family-based linkage analysis as well as possible pitfalls in prostate cancer biomarker evaluation studies. Timely and authoritative, Prostate Cancer Screening, Second Edition, is an essential text for urologists, oncologists and family physicians, as well as researchers in the biomarker industry who seek methods to better develop and support markers and measures of prostate cancer.

Full Product Details

Author:   Martin I. Resnick ,  Eric A. Klein ,  Ian M. Thompson
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780896039018

ISBN 10:   0896039013
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   01 June 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer, Wael A. Sakr and Clara Ward. Natural History of Prostate Cancer, Peter C. Albertsen. Mathematical Issues: PSA Testing, Ruth Etzioni and David F. Penson. Evidence of Benefit of Screening in Other Cancers, Ismail Jatoi. The Role of Prostate Specific Antigen and Its Variants in Prostate Cancer Screening, Faiyaaz M. Jhaveri, Michael K. Brawer, and Eric A. Klein. The Digital Rectal Examination in Prostate Cancer Screening, Joseph Basler. Philosophical Reflections on PSA Screening: What Should We Now Think and Do? Paul H. Lange. Imaging in Prostate Cancer Screening, Aaron Sulman and Martin I. Resnick. Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer, David L. Shepherd. Transrectal Ultrasound and Artifical Neural Networks in the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer, Tillmann Loch. Evidence of the Effectiveness of Prostate Cancer Screening, Chris Magee and Ian M. Thompson. Prostate Cancer Screening: A Note of Caution, Otis W. Brawley. Quality of Life and Health Behavior in Prostate Cancer Screening Populations, Mark S. Litwin and Kristen A. Reid. Prostate Cancer Screening Recommendations from Organized Medicine, Gregory T. Sweat. Informed Consent and Prostate Specific Antigen Screening: What Patients Ought to Know, Evelyn C. Y. Chan. Experience of Prostate Cancer Awareness Week, Zinelabidine Abouelfadel and E. David Crawford. The Laval University Screening Trial Results, Fernand Labrie, Bernard Candas, Lionel Cusan, and Jose-Luis Gomez. Cancer of the Prostate Risk Index Test and Software (CAPRI), Scott A. Optenberg, Atanacio C. Guillen, John P. Campbell, and Ian M. Thompson. The European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC), Fritz H. Schroder and Ingrid van der Cruijsen-Koeter for the ERSPC Study Group. Index.

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This book describes in depth the current status of PSA screening as well as other diagnostic tools. The book also includes a compact disk with a program that can calculate risk of developing prostate cancer. The book is well written and readable, not only for the specialist, but also the interested physician, trainee or student. - Oncology ...offers valuable background information for urologists and family physicians - Clinical Chemistry Comprehensive and balanced, Prostate Cancer Screening, presents a lively and rigorous evaluation of the science of prostate cancer screening, affording the health care provider with an informative discussion of its pros and cons, together with user-friendly computer program that analyzes an individual patient's risk of prostate cancer. - Tumori

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