Roger S. Kirby Bücher

A summary of the highlights of the Second International Forum on Prostate Cancer, held in Cambridge in 1998. The contributors include scientists, epidemiologists and clinicians who provide both a North American and a European view of treatment. The patient's perspective is also considered.

This text reflects recent advances in the field of prostate cancer, with an emphasis on the latest pharmacotherapeutic options. Topics covered include: investigations; screening; clinical presentation; diagnosis and differential diagnosis; pathology; treatment; and future developments.

This is a much-needed atlas and textbook of prostatic disease, with a major section on the most up-to-date methods of diagnosis. It features a large number of superb color illustrations along with the text to illustrate and explain the anatomy and embryology of the prostate, innervation and ejaculatory function, and the underlying mechanisms and causes of abnormal prostate growth. The atlas also covers prostatic neoplasia and inflammatory processes, pathology of the prostate, bladder outlet obstruction, benign prostatic hypertrophy, prostate cancer and prostatitis, and the diagnosis of prostatic disorders.