Overview
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Leland W. K. Chung
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University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA
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William B. Isaacs
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The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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Jonathan W. Simons
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-xviii
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Cancer Genetics
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- William B. Isaacs, Jianfeng Xu, Patrick C. Walsh
Pages 13-28
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- G. Steven Bova, Kirk M. Chan-Tack, William W. LeCates
Pages 39-60
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- Phillip G. Febbo, Philip W. Kantoff
Pages 95-109
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- Ronald K. Ross, Juergen K. V. Reichardt, Sue Ann Ingles, Gerhard A. Coetzee
Pages 111-121
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- Junqi Qian, Robert B. Jenkins
Pages 123-140
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- Paul H. Duray, David K. Ornstein, Cathy D. Vocke, Stephen M. Hewitt, Kristina A. Cole, John W. Gillespie et al.
Pages 141-161
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- Robert E. Reiter, Charles L. Sawyers
Pages 163-174
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Cancer Biology
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Front Matter
Pages 191-191
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- Gloria R. Mora, Donald J. Tindall
Pages 219-239
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- Hsing-Jien Kung, Clifford G. Tepper, Ralph W. deVere White
Pages 241-266
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- Timothy C. Thompson, Terry L. Timme, Likun Li, Chengzen Ren, Alexei Goltsov, Salahaldin Tahir et al.
Pages 267-277
About this book
This book embraces the wide field of prostate cancer genetics, biology, and therapy. It seems most appropriate to dedicate it to Donald S. Coffey, PhD, whose research vision is an inspiration to his colleagues and friends. Unraveling the secrets of prostate cancer is an intricate and sometimes frustrating process involving many researchers and many institutions. No one has seen through to the end of this road, and the list of researchers who have contributed to our understanding of the disease processes of prostate cancer is already a long one. But Donald Coffey stands out in his personal qualities as surely as in his roles as teacher and researcher. In the dedicatory article that begins this volume, Dr. Ward has spoken for all of us about Don Coffey's unique determination to build the road to defeat prostate cancer. This book is divided into three sections: Cancer Genetics, Cancer Biology, and Cancer Therapeutics. These sections, like the skill and knowledge of the contributors, overlap in many dimensions. The divisions between sections are somewhat arbitrary and have been made expressly for the convenience of the reader. The reader will find chapters in each section that illuminate aspects ofthe genetics, biology, and therapy of prostate cancer. Nothing better illustrates the breadth of the research being conducted today by these distinguished groups, who truly understand and appreciate the power of multi disciplinary and translational approaches to deciphering the intricacy of the object of this research.
Reviews
"...the editors have done a remarkable job in selecting the topics and compiling the various articles into a comprehensive and easily accessible volume. The chapters are concise and informative, covering highly innovative studies being conducted in the field of recent years...the complexity of prostate cancer biology is well represented in the book, and the resourceful information can benefit not only those who are interested in prostate biology, but also those researchers employing molecular and cellular approaches to solve other important biological questions." - Quarterly Review of Biology
"...a welcome addition to the literature...The main strength of this book is that experts from several disciplines have contributed their thoughts on recent advances in prostate cancer...I strongly recommend this book to researchers who study prostate cancer, whether at the bench or at the bedside, and to clinicians who treat patients with prostate cancer... the book covers our current knowledge of prostate cancer and its treatment and helps define the foundation for future directions." - New England Journal of Medicine
"Well researched and extensively referenced, the book provides a valuable source of information on the current state of understanding of the molecular biology of prostate cancer, and the treatment modalities in routine clinical practice." - ACP News
"Each chapter is presented in a way that provides all available knowledge on the subject and the book structure allows readers to use a single section or chapter according to their interests. All these characteristics make the book a valuable tool to general oncologists or urologists interested in updating their basic knowledge of prostate cancer." -Annals of Oncology
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, USA
Leland W. K. Chung
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The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
William B. Isaacs
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The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA
Jonathan W. Simons