This book provides comprehensive coverage of innovations in the management of capsula-confined and metastatic prostate cancer. All chapters are written by internationally recognized experts. The book will appeal to epidemiologists, basic oncologists, urologists, and all others concerned with prostate cancer.

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1 The Epidemiology and Etiology of Prostate Cancer.- 2 Natural History of Prostate Cancer.- 3 Screening for Prostate Cancer.- 4 Pathology of Prostatic Carcinoma.- 5 Chromosome Abnormalities in Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate.- 6 Radioimmunoscintigraphy and Radioimmunotherapy in Cancer of the Prostate.- 7 Imaging Modalities in Diagnosis and Staging of Carcinoma of the Prostate.- 8 Conservative Management of Carcinoma of the Prostate.- 9 Surgical Treatment of Carcinoma of the Prostate.- 10 Patterns of Failure in Surgically Treated Patients.- 11 Complications of Radical Prostatectomy.- 12 Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy: The USC Experience.- 13 Surgical Salvage Options in Patients with Recurrent Tumor Following Radiotherapy.- 14 The Role of Prostate-Specific Antigen in the Management of Prostate Cancer.- 15 Treatment Results with External Beam Radiation Therapy for Localized Carcinoma of the Prostate (Stages T1B, T2, and T3).- 16 Localized Carcinoma of the Prostate: Patterns of Failure with External Beam Radiation Therapy.- 17 External Beam Radiotherapy for Localized Prostatic Cancer at Stanford: Update at the 38th Year.- 18 Use of Brachytherapy Techniques in the Management of Carcinoma of the Prostate.- 19 Treatment-Related Complications in Patients with Carcinoma of the Prostate: A Review.- 20 Adjuvant Radiotherapy Following Radical Prostatectomy in the Management of Carcinoma of the Prostate.- 21 Conformal Radiotherapy for Carcinoma of the Prostate.- 22 Systemic Therapy for Carcinoma of the Prostate.- 23 Hyperthermia for Carcinoma of the Prostate.- 24 Cryotherapy for Carcinoma of the Prostate.- List of Contributors.