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 ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Contents: Introduction and overview
- Natural history
- Selection criteria for radical prostatectomy
- Prognostic factors based on long-term follow-up. It is important to recognize that, despite these uncertainties, prostate cancer is probably the most prognostic of all human solid tumors. This monograph adds strong support to basic concepts for much of this predictability.