ABSTRACT

Written by over 250 of the world's leading urologists and uro-oncologists from the USA, Canada, UK, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Singapore, who tackle prostate cancer on a daily basis, this comprehensive and fully up-to-date illustrated text reference covers the etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis

part |2 pages

Section 1: Introduction

part |2 pages

Section 2: Pathology of prostate cancer

part |2 pages

Section 3: Etiology of prostate cancer

chapter 17|10 pages

Concepts in the etiology of prostate cancer

chapter 18|10 pages

Obesity and prostate cancer

chapter 21|10 pages

Testosterone and prostate safety

chapter 22|6 pages

Vitamin D, retinoids, and prostate cancer

part |2 pages

Section 4: Molecular mechanisms of prostate carcinogenesis

chapter 23|8 pages

Mechanisms of prostate cancer progression

chapter 25|10 pages

Prostate cancer stem cells

chapter 30|6 pages

Cell adhesion molecules in prostate cancer

chapter 31|8 pages

Apoptosis and prostate cancer

chapter 33|8 pages

Angiogenesis and prostate cancer

chapter 34|8 pages

Endothelin and prostate cancer

chapter 35|8 pages

Mechanisms of androgen independence

chapter 36|14 pages

Knockout models of prostate carcinogenesis

part |2 pages

Section 5: Clinical diagnosis and staging of prostate cancer

chapter 44|8 pages

TNM and IUCC staging of prostate cancer

chapter 47|8 pages

Radiographic anatomy of the prostate

part |2 pages

Section 6: Treatment of early stage prostate cancer

chapter 67|6 pages

Mortality trends in prostate cancer

chapter 72|18 pages

Anatomic radical retropubic prostatectomy

chapter 74|6 pages

Role of lymphadenectomy in prostate cancer

chapter 76|10 pages

Radical perineal prostatectomy

chapter 93|14 pages

Androgen deprivation therapy: the future

part |2 pages

Section 7: Treatment of locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer

chapter 100|16 pages

Chemotherapy for advanced prostate cancer