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Prostate Cancer Screening (eBook, PDF)

Second Edition

Redaktion: Pauler Ankerst, Donna; Thompson, Ian M.; Tangen, Catherine M.

Beschreibung

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.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
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• Größe: 5.32MB

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• Text-to-Speech

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Humana Press
• Seitenzahl: 397
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781603272810
• Artikelnr.: 37337817

Rezensionen

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This compilation of 27 chapters written by well known urology experts covers a wide range of topics from trends in PSA screening to PSA isoforms ... .This book is most suitable for statisticians, scientists, or clinicians who wish to draw their own conclusions regarding PSA screening and related topics. ... This book is a superb resource for anyone interested in PSA screening ... . It is also an excellent reference for anyone interested in comparing the various studies and controversies from different healthcare systems ... ." (Jack H. Mydlo, Doody's Review Service, May, 2009)