The clinically organ-confined adenocarcinoma of the prostate : Natural history, selection criteria for radical prostatectomy and prognostic factors based on long-term follow-up /
This monograph addresses the basic dilemmas surrounding prostate cancer. These include the 40% histologic incidence of invasive cancer in men in comparison to a 3% death rate, the extraordinary slow doubling time of 4 to 5 years for untreated clinical stages, the limited life span of even healthy me...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Heidelberg :
Steinkopff,
1994.
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| Series: | Fortschritte der Urologie und Nephrologie ;
28. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This monograph addresses the basic dilemmas surrounding prostate cancer. These include the 40% histologic incidence of invasive cancer in men in comparison to a 3% death rate, the extraordinary slow doubling time of 4 to 5 years for untreated clinical stages, the limited life span of even healthy men over 70 years of age, and the national and international debates over how to treat cancer. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (volumes) : digital. |
| ISBN: | 9783642854309 (electronic bk.) 3642854303 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0071-7975 ; |