The Medical Management of Prostate Cancer II

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Introduction

   • Louis Denis

   Pages 1-1

3. The Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer

   • Peter Boyle

   Pages 3-17

4. The Molecular Biology of Prostate Cancer

   • Jan Trapman

   Pages 19-26

5. The Endocrinological Basis for Hormonal Therapy of Prostate Tumours

   • M. Motta

   Pages 27-44

6. Oestrogens and Estracyt in Prostate Cancer

   • Peter Ekman

   Pages 45-52

7. Antiandrogens in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

   • Fritz H. Schröder

   Pages 53-59

8. Surgical versus Medical Castration in the Management of Advanced Prostate Cancer

   • M. R. G. Robinson

   Pages 61-64

9. Second-Line Endocrine Treatment in Advanced Prostate Cancer

   • C. Mahler

   Pages 65-74

10. Chemotherapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer

    • Mario A. Eisenberger

    Pages 75-87

11. Current Trends of Treatment

    • Louis Denis

    Pages 89-100

How to treat advanced prostatic cancer remains controversial, despite intense basic and clinical research investigating the pathogenesis and natural history of this unique cancer highly prevalent in elderly males. Nine experts were asked to meet and discuss the facts. This resulting monograph gives an overview of the available knowledge on all aspects of the subject. The objective evaluation and consensus opinion of the authors presented here set this book apart from other publications with conflicting viewpoints. For readers eager to obtain a comprehensive and balanced view of the thousands of clinical contributions and clear advice on the choices, this book is a must.

• Antiandrogen
• Endokrinologie
• Epidemiologie
• Molekularbiologie
• Prostatakrebs
• antiandrogens
• cancer
• chemotherapy
• endocrinology
• epidemiology
• hormone
• molecular biology
• pathogenesis
• prostate cancer
• tumor
• Radiaton Oncology

• Department of Urology, Algemeen Ziekenhuis Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium

  Louis Denis

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