Full Description
Treatment strategies in prostate cancer underlie a permanent change due to continuous improvements. Based on the 10th International Symposium on Special Aspects of Radiotherapy held in Berlin in 2006, this volume highlights key advances in surgical, radiooncological and systemic treatment standards for prostate cancer. Furthermore, interdisciplinary co-operations and controversies are presented and future developments are discussed. The four parts of the book cover the different stages of the disease - localized prostate cancer, the lymph node positive situation, biochemical recurrence, and hormone-refractory and metastatic prostate cancer. Special attention is given to the value and sequence of systemic treatment options in relation to surgery and radiotherapy. Proving the reader with the latest treatment standards of prostate cancer, this book will be of great value to urologists and radiation oncologists as well as to all others involved in the care of patients with prostate cancer.
Contents
Localized and Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer; Prostate Cancer and Active Surveillance: Abrahamsson, P.A.; Radical Prostatectomy in the 21th Century - The Gold Standard for Localized and Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: Schostak, M.; Miller, K.; Schrader, M.; Radiotherapy as Primary Treatment Modality: Sia, M.; Rosewall, T.; Warde, P.; Combined Radiotherapy and Hormonal Therapy in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer: Boehmer, D.; Postoperative Adjuvant Radiotherapy - Standard of Care?: Bottke, D.; Wiegel, T.; Adjuvant Hormonal Treatment - The Bicalutamide Early Prostate Cancer Program: Wirth, M.P.; Hakenberg, O.W.; Froehner, M.; Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer - Immediate Initiation: Schostak, M.; Miller, K.; Schrader, M.; Lymph Node Positive Prostate Cancer; Lymphadenectomy in Prostate Cancer. Radioguided Lymph Node Mapping: An Adequate Staging Method: Winter, A.; Wawroschek, F.; Radiotherapy in Lymph-Node Positive Prostate Cancer Patients - Potentially Curable? Single Institutional Experience Regarding Outcome and Side Effects: Goldner, G.; Potter, R.; Biochemical Recurrence after Therapy; Radiotherapy in Biochemical Recurrences after Surgery for Prostate Cancer: Hocht, S.; Lohm, G.; Moser, L.; Hinkelbein, W.; Recurrence following Radiotherapy: Desgrandchamps, F.; Hormone-Refractory and Metastatic Prostate Cancer; Secondary Hormonal Manipulation: Merseburger, A.S.; Belka, K.; Behmenburg, K.; Stenzl, A.; Chemotherapy in Hormone-Refractory Prostate Cancer: Wolff, J.M.; A Randomized Phase II Trial Comparing Weekly Taxotere + Prednisone (P) versus Prednisone Alone in Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer: Fossa, S.D.; Hormone-refractory and metastatic prostate cancer - palliative radiotherapy: Moser, L.; Schubert, T.; Hinkelbein, W.; Author Index; Subject Index.
