An Insider's Perspective of Prostate Cancer: Understanding Effects, Management Options and Consequences

ISBN-13: 9780443187094 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 200 str.

The University Robert Alexander (Frank) (Emeritus Professor

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. The 'Lie of the Land' 3. The Background to Cancer 4. How Cancer cells Progress and Spread and Factors in Management 5. Localized Treatments for Prostate Cancer 6. Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) 7. Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC) 8. Holistic Medical Management 9. Summary and Conclusions - Thoughts on the Future

O autorze

Emeritus Professor Robert Alexander ('Frank') Gardiner AM, MD, BS, FRCS, FRACS is a retired academic urologist with an honorary consultant urological appointment at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital and remains based at University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research for his ongoing research activities. For his international, national and community service activities, research achievements and clinical commitments, he was honored as a Member, Order of Australia (AM) in 2010, received a Medal & Certificate of Outstanding Service to Fellowship by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2012 and, in 2014, was presented with a Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) Distinguished Research Award and made Fellow Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand. Gardiner has been an editorial board member of 7 peer-reviewed international journals fulfilling roles as sub-editor and section editor in two and associate editor in another.