Author : William K. Oh
Release : 2010-03-02
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 746/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Advances and Controversies in Prostate Cancer, An Issue of Urologic Clinics by : William K. Oh
Download or read book Advances and Controversies in Prostate Cancer, An Issue of Urologic Clinics written by William K. Oh. This book was released on 2010-03-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An estimated 234,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year, making it one of the most common cancers affecting American men; however, it can be a controversial disease to diagnose and treat now that there is research abounding for both “watchful waiting and aggressive treatments. Dr. Oh supplies balanced information, with articles on: Prostate Cancer: To Screen or Not To Screen?; High Intensity Focused Ultrasound: Ready for Primetime?; The Case for Open vs. Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy; Primary and Salvage Prostate Cancer Cryotherapy; and The Case for Open vs. Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy, to name a few. The state-of-the art information presented in this issue make is must-have for all urologists.