| Advances and Controversies in Prostate Cancer, an Issue of Urologic Clinics: Volume 37-1 Contributor(s): Oh, William (Author), Hu, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1437719163 ISBN-13: 9781437719161 Publisher: Saunders OUR PRICE: $98.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Urology - Medical | Oncology - General |
| Dewey: 618.926 |
| Series: Urologic Clinics of North America |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7" W x 10" (1.30 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An estimated 234,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year, making it one of the most common cancers affecting American men; however, it can be a controversial disease to diagnose and treat now that there is research abounding for both watchful waiting" and aggressive treatments. Dr. Oh supplies balanced information, with articles on: Prostate Cancer: To Screen or Not To Screen?; High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Ready for Primetime?; The Case for Open vs. Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy; Primary and Salvage Prostate Cancer Cryotherapy; and The Case for Open vs. Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy, to name a few. The state-of-the art information presented in this issue make is must-have for all urologists. |