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Natural History of Prostate Cancer

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Carcinoma of the Prostate

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Radiat Oncol))

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Knowledge of the natural history of prostate cancer is needed to give an indication of the prognosis once the tumor is diagnosed. The patient requires information about the expected course of the disease before a decision can be made about treatment. Several treatment options are available in the case of localized disease. Radical prostatectomy and radiotherapy are advocated for local treatment with curative intention. There is extensive debate over whether treatment is necessary in prostate cancer patients in whom it is possible, and on the other hand whether treatment is possible in those in whom it is needed (Whitmore 1988).

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  1. Department of Urology, Erasmus University and Academic Hospital Dijkzigt, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    W. J. Kirkels MD, PhD

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  1. University of Southern California School of Medicine, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA

    Zbigniew Petrovich MD (Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology and Urology, Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology) (Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology and Urology, Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology)

  2. Department of Urology, St. Pieter’s Hospital, University of Leuven, Brusselsestraat 69, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Luc Baert MD

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University, 230 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, 1902-1192, USA

    Luther W. Brady MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Kirkels, W.J. (1996). Natural History of Prostate Cancer. In: Petrovich, Z., Baert, L., Brady, L.W. (eds) Carcinoma of the Prostate. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60956-5_2

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