Prostate Cancer Screening

World-class authorities provide a comprehensive and balanced evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of screening for prostate cancer. These experts critically review the various methods by which screening can be performed, evaluate the screening itself, compare prostate screening with screening at other organ sites, and explore the impact of screening on a multitude of other medical and social issues. The book also includes a CD-ROM containing a sophisticated-but easy to use-decision-making program that allows the physician to gage a patient's risk of prostate cancer. Comprehensive and balanced, Prostate Cancer Screening, presents a lively and rigorous evaluation of the science of prostate cancer screening, affording the health care provider with an informative discussion of its pros and cons, together with a user-friendly computer program that analyzes an individual patient's risk of prostate cancer.Thompson, Ian M. is the author of 'Prostate Cancer Screening' with ISBN 9780896039018 and ISBN 0896039013.