| Editors: Lucas, John N. |
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Book Description:
Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men (other than skin cancer). Of all the men who are diagnosed with cancer each year, more than one-fourth have prostate cancer. This book includes within its scope the prevention, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of prostate cancer. Leading-edge scientific research from throughout the world is presented. |
| Please click on a chapter below to purchase separately |
Chapter 1 - Diet, Exercise and Prostate Cancer (pp. 1-21)
Authors / Editors: Barnard, R. James and Aronson, William J. (University of California, Los Angeles) |
Chapter 2 - Characterization of a Novel Apoptosis-Inducing Gene that Inhibits Prostate Cancer Cell Growth (pp. 23-51)
Authors / Editors: Lu, Yi (University of Tennessee); Beheshti, Ben (Princess Margaret Hospital/Ontario Cancer Institute, Canada); Zhang, Jun, (University of Tennessee); Squire, Jeremy A. (Princess Margaret Hospital/Ontario Cancer Institute, Canada); Yang, Ximing J. (Northwestern University); Gu, Weikuan, Bhattacharya, Syamal K. and Lisa K. Jennings ((University of Tennessee) |
Chapter 3 - Growth Factors and their Receptors in Prostate Cancer (pp. 53-79)
Authors / Editors: Rochester, M. A. (The Churchill Hospital, UK); Hellawell, G. O. (Royal Free Hospital, London, UK) |
Chapter 4 - Pharmacogenetics of Androgen-Metabolic Genes and Prostate Cancer (pp. 81-101)
Authors / Editors: Novelli, Giuseppe, Margiotti, Katia, Spera, Enrico and Micali, Francesco (Università di Roma Tor, Italy); Reichardt, Juergen K. V. (Institute for Genetic Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles) |
Chapter 5 - Mechanisms of Bone Resorption in Prostate Cancer Skeletal Metastases (pp. 103-118)
Authors / Editors: Keller, Evan T. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) |
Chapter 6 - Prostate Specific Antigen: Current Status and Controversies (pp. 119-144)
Authors / Editors: Popov, Ivan, Radosevic-Jelic, Ljiljana, Stojanovic, Suzana and Radulovic, Sinisa (Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Clinical University Center in Belgrade) |
Chapter 7 - Population Screening for Prostate Cancer and Emerging Concepts for Young Men (pp. 145-170)
Authors / Editors: Moul, Judd W. (Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC ) |
Chapter 8 - Prognostic and Therapeutic Value of Neuro Endocrine Differentiation as Manifested by Circulating Chromogranin A in Prostate Carcinoma (pp. 171-188)
Authors / Editors: Ather, M. Hammad and Shariff, Amir H. (Aga Khan University, Pakistan) |
Chapter 9 - Integrating Molecular, Proteomic and Vaccine Development, Quality of Life and Psychometric Evaluations in a Comprehensive Research Program (pp. 189-216)
Authors / Editors: Gardiner, R. A. ; Burger, M. J. ; Schmidt, Steginga, C. ; Nicol, D. L. ; Walsh, T. ; Lavin, M. F. ; Clements, J. A. |
Chapter 10 - The Role of Endocrine Treatment in the Management of Prostate Cancer (pp. 217-238)
Authors / Editors: Wirth, Manfred P. and Froehner, Michael (Technical University of Dresden, Germany) |
Series:
Horizons in Cancer Research |
| Binding: Hardcover |
| Pub. Date: 2004 |
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| ISBN: 1-59454-100-0 |
| Status: AV |
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