Prostate cancer
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford New York |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2nd ed. |
Series: |
The facts |
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Carrier Form: | xi, 102 p.: ill. ; 19 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780199573936 (pbk.) 019957393X |
Index Number: | R737 |
CLC: | R737.25 |
Call Number: | R737.25/M411/2nd.ed. |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 92-95) and index. Introduction -- How do doctors measure the severity and extent of prostate cancer? -- Risks and benefits of screening and radical treatment: a guide -- Treatment and management options -- Screening -- Hormone therapy -- Locally advanced disease -- Advanced disease -- Alternative treatments -- Chemo-prevention and vitamins -- Clinical trials -- Prostate cancer and sex -- Questions and answers -- Glossary. |