Prostate Cancer : A Practical Guide

History of prostate cancer. Epidemiology of prostate cancer. Risk factors. Chemoprevention.
Prostate-specific antigen and digital rectal examination screening for prostate cancer. Prostate
cancer: imaging features. Evaluation of abnormal digital rectal examinatino or elevated prostate-
specific antigen. Prostate pathology. Staging. Prognostic factors and predictive factors in
prostate cancer. High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia. External beam radiation therapy.
Pelvic node radiation in prostate cancer. Prostate brachytherapy. Radical prostatectomy. Post-
prostatectomy radiation therapy. Cryotherapy for prostate cancer. Adjuvant androgen suppression for
locally advanced prostate cancer. Prostate cancer recurrence. Metastatic prostate cancer. Endocrine
therapy for metastatic prostate cancer. Chemotherapy in hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
Investigational agents. Complications of radical prostatectomy. Side-effects of treatment. Follow-
up of patients after treatment of localized prostate cancer. Index.