ABC of Prostate Cancer

ABC of Prostate Cancer
Author: Prokar Dasgupta
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2011-12-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1444334379

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK and US and the second most common worldwide. The ABC of Prostate Cancer provides fully illustrated guidance on the treatment and management of prostate cancer. It covers the biology, anatomy, and pathology of prostate cancer, screening, and active surveillance and monitoring. It presents an assessment of treatment options including prostatectomy, bracytherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy, along with modern diagnostic tests and an overview of new approaches to prostate cancer. With an international author team, the ABC of Prostate Cancer is ideal for general practitioners, family physicians, specialist nurses, junior doctors, medical students and others working with prostate cancer patients and their families.

PROMOTING WELLNESS for prostate cancer patients

PROMOTING WELLNESS for prostate cancer patients
Author: Mark A. Moyad
Publisher: Spry Publishing
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2012-11-27
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1938170075

Promoting Wellness for Prostate Cancer Patients is a unique educational book for individuals dealing with the many aspects of prostate cancer–from prevention to treatment and managing the common (and not so common) side effects of conventional therapy. In this fully updated and redesigned Fourth Edition, Dr. Moyad covers the latest advancements in prostate cancer treatment while providing his trademark no-nonsense analysis on groundbreaking research that is currently underway. A new series of “Quick Tips” run throughout the book, where Dr. Moyad shares his secrets to improving overall health and vitality. Discover small diet and lifestyle changes that can produce big results. This title is also available in a Spanish edition, Mayor bienestar para los pacientes con cancer prostatico.

ABC of Ear, Nose and Throat

ABC of Ear, Nose and Throat
Author: Harold S. Ludman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2012-11-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0470671351

ABC of Ear, Nose and Throat is a long established best-selling guide to the management of common conditions of the Ears, Nose and Throat. It follows a symptomatic approach for evaluation and prioritisation of common presentations, and provides guidance on primary care assessment and management, and on when and why to refer for a specialist opinion. Fully revised to reflect the current practice of oto-rhino-laryngology and head and neck surgery, new chapters address the increasing specialization and improved understanding of the likely causes and specialist treatment for symptoms such as tinnitus, nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, facial plastic surgery, head and neck trauma and foreign bodies, and non-specialist assessment and examination. There is new content on rhinoplasty, pinnaplasty, non-melanoma skin tumours, thyroid disease and head and neck cancer, with many new full colour illustrations and algorithms throughout. This title is also available as a mobile App from MedHand Mobile Libraries. Buy it now from iTunes, Google Play or the MedHand Store.

Contemporary Issues in Prostate Cancer

Contemporary Issues in Prostate Cancer
Author: Jeanne Held-Warmkessel
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 486
Release: 2006
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780763730758

Nurses must have the most up-to-date information possible to provide accurate patient education and competent nursing care with prostate cancer. This book addresses those issues in a concise and thorough manner. Chapters on risk factors and different treatment modalities used in cancer management are included.

Prostate Cancer

Prostate Cancer
Author: Scott D. Cramer
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2007
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1438101627

Provides an introduction to prostate cancer including what it is, who develops it, how it is diagnosed and how it is treated.

Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer

Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer
Author: Hisham Bahmad
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2023-10-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0443160333

Prostate cancer (PCa) is among the most diagnosed cancers in men worldwide as well as one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths. Despite the advances in treatment, the disease remains associated with poor survival and resistance to cytotoxic and targeted therapies. Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer: Mechanisms and Insights highlights the main mechanisms that are responsible for therapy resistance in PCa allowing researchers and clinicians to have a synopsis of current options and new therapies that can be proposed to overcome this resistance. Understanding the mechanisms responsible for chemotherapy resistance helps researchers all over the world to delve deeper into the pathways behind this resistance and potentially discover new therapeutic targets for PCa. - Tackles the topic of resistance from a broader perspective, including, but not limited to, the role of the extracellular matrix and cancer stem cells in therapy resistance - Creates understanding on how to develop novel therapies that specifically target CSCs to eliminate the regenerating capacity of the tumor and overcome therapy resistance - Helps in identifying novel molecular biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets pertaining to the tumor microenvironment to overcome therapy resistance - Provides a general view of the main pathways involved in PCa progression that will aid in understanding the mechanisms responsible for chemotherapy resistance

Pocket Guide to Prostate Cancer

Pocket Guide to Prostate Cancer
Author: Jeanne Held-Warmkessel
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2007
Genre: Prostate
ISBN: 9780763740467

Designed for clinical nurses caring for prostate cancer patients at the bedside, in the hospital, outpatient clinic, or home, this easy-to-use reference provides nurses with practical material that is useful in the day-to-day care of patients with prostate cancer.

Resistance to Targeted ABC Transporters in Cancer

Resistance to Targeted ABC Transporters in Cancer
Author: Thomas Efferth
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2014-10-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3319098012

This critical review volume explores the theme of ABC transporters in the context of basic cancer research and its role in drug-resistant tumors. The chapters provided complement basic research by including investigations from translational applications to clinical oncology. The development of resistance is a major obstacle in cancer chemotherapy and the field has been moving rapidly in terms of determining the mechanisms for blocking ABC transporter-mediated drug efflux by specific inhibitors and thereby overcoming multidrug resistance. The volume covers these issues in careful detail. Additional topics include the relevance of ABC transporters in resistance to novel and established anticancer drugs and prognosis of patients to compounds, compounds used in photodynamic therapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and others. Furthermore, the potential of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tumors and of nanotechnology to combat drug-resistant tumors is also discussed.

ABC of Urology

ABC of Urology
Author: Chris Dawson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2012-02-14
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1118274512

The ABC of Urology provides a comprehensive review of current practice in urology and is a structured and practical guide to the diagnosis, treatment and management of the most common urological conditions. This new third edition has been fully revised and expanded with additional chapters and improved coverage of renal and testis cancer, management of haematuria, laparoscopy, trauma and new urological advances. Prostate, bladder, renal and penile cancers are also covered in detail and new techniques and procedures for safer and effective treatment options are featured. The ABC of Urology is the ideal reference for general practitioners and general practitioner trainees, junior doctors and practice nurses, medical students and all primary health care professionals working to provide the best possible care for patients with urological conditions.