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9780896039018: Prostate Cancer Screening (Current Clinical Urology)
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ISBN 10: 0896039013 ISBN 13: 9780896039018
Editorial: Humana Press Inc., 2001

Sinopsis

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.

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Críticas

"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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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.

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Editorial
Humana Press Inc.
Año de publicación
2001
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0896039013
ISBN 13 
9780896039018
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
328
Editor
Resnick Martin I., Klein Eric A., Thompson Ian M.
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