Active Surveillance for Localized Prostate Cancer A New Paradigm for Clinical Management /

This fully updated and revised new edition provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field, and will serve as a valuable resource for clinicians, surgeons and researchers with an interest in prostate cancer. The book reviews new data about molecular characteristics of the disease, pr...

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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:2nd ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Current Clinical Urology,
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ISBN:9783319627106
ISSN:2197-7194
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Cancer Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment
  • Can We Screen and Still Reduce Overdiagnosis?
  • The Role of Fear in Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment
  • Ethical and Legal Considerations in Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer
  • Gleason 6 Tumors Should Still Be Labeled As Cancer
  • Risk Based Selection for Active Surveillance
  • Surveillance at the Margins: Management of High Volume Gleason 6, PSA ‰ 10, or Gleason 3+4
  • How Should Patients on Active Surveillance be Followed?
  • Triggers for Intervention
  • MR Imaging in Prostate Tumor Volume Assessment: How Accurate?
  • Can MRI Replace Biopsy in Men on Surveillance?
  • Tissue Based Markers for Risk Prediction
  • International AS Registry: The Movember Foundation's Global Action Plan Prostate Cancer Active Surveillance Initiative
  • Better Informed Decision Making to Optimize Patient Selection
  • How Does QOL Compare Between Surveillance and Active Treatment?
  • The Potential Benefits of Diet and Physical Activity among Active Surveillance Patients with Low-Burden Prostate Cancer
  • Is there a Role for Pharmacologic Manipulation to Prevent Progression in Men on Active Surveillance? The Role of 5-ARIs, Statins, and Metformin
  • The Update of Active Surveillance around the World: Utilization and Outcomes
  • Tissue Preservation - Active Surveillance and Focal Therapy as Complimentary Strategies
  • The Economics of Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer
  • Research Questions in Active Surveillance.