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The Endocrinology of Prostate Tumours
Reza . Ed(S): Ghanadian
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Paperback. Editor(s): Ghanadian, Reza. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 492.
Tumours of the prostate are the commonest types of neoplasm in the male. Whilst the benign form is virtually a universal condition in the ageing male, malignant tumours rank amongst the top causes of cancer death. Despite the fact that the involvement of the testis in the growth of the prostate has been recognised for almost two centuries, it was not until the early 1940s that Charles Huggins' studies on the effect of orchidectomy and oestrogen therapy on prostatic cancer initiated endocrine manipulation in the management of this malignancy. During the 1960s progress in the understanding of the mechanism of ... Read more
Tumours of the prostate are the commonest types of neoplasm in the male. Whilst the benign form is virtually a universal condition in the ageing male, malignant tumours rank amongst the top causes of cancer death. Despite the fact that the involvement of the testis in the growth of the prostate has been recognised for almost two centuries, it was not until the early 1940s that Charles Huggins' studies on the effect of orchidectomy and oestrogen therapy on prostatic cancer initiated endocrine manipulation in the management of this malignancy. During the 1960s progress in the understanding of the mechanism of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401172585
SKU
V9789401172585
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