Prostate Cancer Screening - Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2009)

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.

General

Imprint:	HumanaPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Current Clinical Urology
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	2009
Editors:	Donna Pauler Ankerst • Catherine M Tangen • Ian M. Thompson
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	397
Edition:	2nd ed. 2009
ISBN-13:	978-1-62703-853-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Urology & urogenital medicine Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical equipment & techniques > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Epidemiology & medical statistics Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-62703-853-1
Barcode:	9781627038539

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