International Symposium Advances In Diagnosis And Treatment Of Early Stage Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer has become, in common with lung cancer, the most frequent cancer in men. Since the treatment of prostate cancer at an early stage offers the only possibility of a cure, the treatment modalities being radical prostatectomy of radiotherapy, it is most important to facilitate early diagnosis of this disease. Recent major technical developments have been obtained in the field of transrectal prostatic ultrasonography, with major implications in the urological practice. This book describes in detail the recent advances made in the area of ultrasonography of the prostate as well as the most up-to-date endocrine therapy which, when combined, could lead to an earlier diagnosis and earlier treatment of prostate cancer, thus permitting a curative therapy.

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Knowledge in the field of urologic pathology is growing at an explosive pace. Today’s pathologists, specialists, and residents require a comprehensive and authoritative text that examines the full range of urological diseases and their diagnosis. Written by recognized leaders and educators in the field, the text provides readers with a detailed understanding of all diagnostic aspects of urological disease. Inside this unique resource, readers will explore a broad spectrum of practical information—including etiology, diagnostic criteria, molecular markers, differential diagnosis, ancillary tests, and clinical management. This is sure to be the new definitive text for urological pathology!

Carcinoma of the prostate increasingly dominates the attention of urologists for both scientific and clinical reasons. The search for an explanation and the prediction of the variable behaviour of the malignant prostatic cell continues unabated. The search for more precise tumour staging and more effective treatment is equally vigorous. Editors Andrew Bruce and John Trachtenberg have assembled acknowledged leaders in prostate cancer to present those areas of direct interest to the clinician. There are a number of other topics that might have been considered but most of these, such as experimental tumour models or biochemical factors affecting cell growth, still lack immediate application for the clinician. Carcinoma of the prostate continues to have its highest incidence in the western world, and the difference in comparison with the incidence in the Far East appears to be real and not masked by diagnostic or other factors. A number of other epidemiological aspects need careful analysis: Is the incidence increasing? Is the survival improving? Is the prognosis worse in the younger patient? Epidemiological data are easily misused and misinterpreted so that a precise analysis of the known facts makes an important opening chapter to this book.