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Rehabilitation of prostate cancer

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Palliative Care and Rehabilitation of Cancer Patients

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Abstract

Prostate cancer is the most common neoplasm occurring in American men. In 1995, it is projected that 200,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and approximately 40,000 men will die of this neoplasm [1]. Prostate cancer is now the second leading cause of cancer death in men after lung cancer. Of those who do not die of prostate cancer, thousands will suffer complications associated with regional extension, metastatic disease, or complications of curative therapy. It is the purpose of this chapter to discuss the management of these complications.

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    Charles F. von Gunten M.D., Ph.D, FACP

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Georges, C.R., McVary, K.T. (1999). Rehabilitation of prostate cancer. In: von Gunten, C.F. (eds) Palliative Care and Rehabilitation of Cancer Patients. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 100. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5003-7_8

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