Open AccessReport on the American urologic association/American cancer societyscientific seminar on the detection and treatment of early‐stage prostate cancer
Author(s) -
Murphy Gerald P.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.44.2.91
Subject(s) - prostate cancer , medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , oncology , gynecology , biology , paleontology
In a recent AUA/ACS scientific seminar, experts on prostate cancer metto present and discuss information concerning the detection and treatmentof early‐stage prostate cancer. This article provides an overview of themajor topics covered, including perspectives on the problem, proposedclinical studies, diagnosis and prognostic factors, treatment studies, cancer control, and future directions.