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Focal Therapy of Prostate Cancer

An Emerging Strategy for Minimally Invasive, Staged Treatment

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Editors:
  1. Stefan Thüroff

    1. Department of Urology, Klinikum München-Harlaching, München, Germany

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  2. Christian G. Chaussy

    1. Department of Urology, University of Regensburg Caritas Hospital St. Josef, Regensburg, Germany

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  • State of the art, wide-ranging update on focal therapy
  • Coverage of the role of a variety of modern diagnostic and therapeutic technologies
  • Written by international experts who are long-term proponents of non-invasive treatment of prostate cancer

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  4. New Therapeutic Options for Focal Therapy of PCa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. Focal or Multifocal Therapy in Prostate Cancer: New Technologies and Strategies

      • Stephanie Guillaumier, Mark Emberton, Hashim U. Ahmed
      Pages 75-85

    3. How to Create Evidence for Focal PCa Therapy Research? HIFU Focal Hemiablation as Non-invasive Therapeutic Option

      • Roman Ganzer
      Pages 87-94

    4. Salvage Focal HIFU

      • Sébastien Crouzet
      Pages 95-98

    5. Focal Cryotherapy and COLD Database

      • John F. Ward
      Pages 99-104

    6. Transrectal Prostate Cancer Ablation by Robotic High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) at 3 MHz: 18 Years Clinical Experiences

      • Stefan Thüroff, Christian G. Chaussy
      Pages 105-133

    7. Future Uro-technologies: Hope or Hell for Prostate Cancer Patients?

      • Alexandre Ingels, M. Pilar Laguna, Jean J. M. C. H. de la Rosette
      Pages 135-142

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 143-145
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About this book

This book provides a 2015 state of the art update on the hot topic of focal prostate cancer therapy, which offers a means of preserving the prostate and avoiding major side-effects associated with conventional treatment strategies. In so doing, focal therapy meets the desire of many patients, especially those with low-risk disease, to avoid or postpone radical therapies in order to preserve quality of life. A wide range of aspects are covered, including the role of imaging-guided targeted biopsies, the pros and cons of surveillance in comparison with focal therapy, focal hemiablation and focal salvage therapy, multifocal therapies, focal cryotherapy. The potential role of various new diagnostic technologies as well as specific therapeutic devices as "Focal.One" robotic high-intensity focused ultrasound  are explained. The authors are all international experts who are long-term proponents of non-invasive treatment of prostate cancer. "Focal Therapy of Prostate Cancer" will be an invaluable source of information for urologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, and general practitioners, and also for patients wishing to learn more about this new treatment option.

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“This book examines focal therapy, a field of burgeoning interest in prostate cancer treatment. … The typical audience would likely include trainees (medical students, residents, fellows) and specialists outside of urology (e.g. radiology, pathology, basic scientists). … Overall, this well-written book is a good initial examination of a controversial and rapidly evolving field.” (Edouard Trabulsi, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Urology, Klinikum München-Harlaching, München, Germany

    Stefan Thüroff

  • Department of Urology, University of Regensburg Caritas Hospital St. Josef, Regensburg, Germany

    Christian G. Chaussy

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Focal Therapy of Prostate Cancer

  • Book Subtitle: An Emerging Strategy for Minimally Invasive, Staged Treatment

  • Editors: Stefan Thüroff, Christian G. Chaussy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14160-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14159-6Published: 13 April 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34747-9Published: 07 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14160-2Published: 20 March 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 145

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Oncology, Urology, Interventional Radiology

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