Clinical Guide to Prostate-Specific Antigen
Book
Hardback
110 pages
978-1-84628-411-3 (ISBN)
Description
"The Clinical Guide to Prostate Specific Antigen" provides a concise overview of PSA screening techniques, the range of diagnostic assays available, and the scope and use of PSA following radical therapy or surgery. Physicians involved in the care of men with prostate cancer will find this text indispensable as an introductory guide to all aspects of PSA from the perspective of both research and clinical practice.
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Language
English
Place of publication
England
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
39 illus.
ISBN-13
978-1-84628-411-3 (9781846284113)
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Content
History of prostate specific antigen * Prostate cancer screening * Biochemistry of prostate-specific antigen * Prostate-specific antigen immunoassays * Prostate-specific antigen and prostate cancer staging * Prostate-specific antigen derivatives * Free and total prostate-specific antigen * Prostate-specific membrane antigen * Prostate-specific antigen in the management of benign prostate hypertrophy * Prostate-specific antigen and radical prostatectomy * Prostate-specific antigen and external beam radiation * Prostate-specific antigen and brachytherapy * Prostate-specific antigen and cryosurgery * Prostate-specific antigen and hormonal therapy * Prostate-specific antigen and chemotherapy. Index.