The Prostate Cancer Dilemma Selecting Patients for Active Surveillan
This comprehensive text provides a complete description of the newest technologies to diagnose and manage the most common prostate cancer diagnosed today: low risk disease. The book reviews new data about genetic markers, transperineal mapping biopsy and
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The Prostate Cancer Dilemma
Selecting Patients for Active Surveillance, Focal Ablation and Definitive Therapy
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The Prostate Cancer Dilemma
Nelson N. Stone • E. David Crawford Editors
The Prostate Cancer Dilemma Selecting Patients for Active Surveillance, Focal Ablation and Definitive Therapy
Editors Nelson N. Stone Professor of Urology and Radiation Oncology Department of Urology The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY, USA
E. David Crawford Professor of Urology/Surgery, Radiation Oncology University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
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ISBN 978-3-319-21484-9 ISBN 978-3-319-21485-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-21485-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015945114 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The Prostate Cancer Dilemma: Selecting Patients for Active Surveillance, Focal Ablation and Definitive Therapy is the first textbook to provide a complete description of the newest technologies to diagnose and manage the most common prostate cancer diagnosed today: low risk disease. Over 50 % of men diagnosed with prostate cancer by transrectal biopsy appear to have this type of cancer. But do they really? And if they do, is it safe to observe them or should they have more aggressive therapy? Follow a typical patient and see how these issues are addressed by reading the valuable contributions of all of the coauthors of this textbook. In addition to the many state-of-the-art photographs accompanying this book, several procedure videos are also available online. A 52-year-old man visits his primary care physician for his annual checkup. He asks her about being tested for prostate cancer. She tells him abo
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