Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA): Background, clinical use and the decision to proceed to prostate biopsy - Couverture souple

Connolly, David; Black, Amanda; Murray, Liam

 
9783838338774: Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA): Background, clinical use and the decision to proceed to prostate biopsy
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3838338774 ISBN 13 : 9783838338774
Editeur : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The introduction of PSA testing into clinical practice has revolutionised the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer, although much debate surrounds the value of PSA testing. Despite the lack of definitive evidence, there is widespread use of PSA screening in asymptomatic men, with aggressive investigation and treatment recommended. This has undoubtedly led to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of some men with prostate cancer. This book summarises the basis and clinical aspects of PSA testing and prostate cancer diagnosis. Additionally, data from a unique population-based database of PSA tests are presented examining the utility of a single PSA and of repeated measures of PSA in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Finally, by means of an exceptional natural experiment in Northern Ireland, the natural history of an elevated PSA without invasive investigation is explored. This book will be useful for men, students and physicians alike who wish a concise but comprehensive text on PSA and prostate cancer diagnosis, and will help inform men when trying to make the difficult decision about proceeding to invasive investigaton and treatment.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The introduction of PSA testing into clinical practice has revolutionised the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer, although much debate surrounds the value of PSA testing. Despite the lack of definitive evidence, there is widespread use of PSA screening in asymptomatic men, with aggressive investigation and treatment recommended. This has undoubtedly led to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of some men with prostate cancer. This book summarises the basis and clinical aspects of PSA testing and prostate cancer diagnosis. Additionally, data from a unique population-based database of PSA tests are presented examining the utility of a single PSA and of repeated measures of PSA in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Finally, by means of an exceptional natural experiment in Northern Ireland, the natural history of an elevated PSA without invasive investigation is explored. This book will be useful for men, students and physicians alike who wish a concise but comprehensive text on PSA and prostate cancer diagnosis, and will help inform men when trying to make the difficult decision about proceeding to invasive investigaton and treatment.

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Éditeur
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3838338774
ISBN 13 
9783838338774
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
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