Prostate Cancer Prevention

Prostate Cancer Prevention edited by Jack Cuzick, Mangesh A. Thorat.

Prostate cancer is by far the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of death due to cancer. It comprises a mixed group of tumours displaying varying clinical behaviour: while some have a very aggressive course, others are rather indolent. Prevention of prostate cancer and discrimina...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Cuzick, Jack (Editor), Thorat, Mangesh A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Recent Results in Cancer Research, 202
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Oncology  .
Urology.
Cancer research.
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Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Biology and natural history of prostate cancer
  • Nutrition and prostate cancer
  • Prostate cancer chemoprevention
  • Lifestyle and dietary factors
  • GWAS in prostate cancer predisposition and application to screening and prevention
  • Risk prediction biomarkers – CCP
  • Risk prediction biomarkers - TMPRSS2-ERG
  • Risk prediction biomarkers – PCA3
  • Risk adapted chemoprevention for PCa
  • Outlook for 5α reductase inhibitors in prostate cancer prevention
  • Prostate cancer chemoprevention: Aspirin
  • Prostate cancer chemoprevention: DFMO
  • Prostate cancer chemoprevention: Lycopene
  • Distinguishing aggressive from indolent prostate cancer
  • Prognosis and Management of low grade disease - Management of Gleason 6
  • Prostate cancer prevention: Policy & Research implications.

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