Carcinoma of the prostate in the elderly.

Abstract:

:A comprehensive practical approach to the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of carcinoma of the prostate is presented. Prostatic cancer in the elderly patient is not a benign clinical condition. The approach is designed to minimize the morbidity of the disease process and to allow the patient to live as normal a life as possible.

journal_name

Clin Geriatr Med

authors

Keegan GT,Coffield KS,Singh EO,Kroening PM

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1985-05-01 00:00:00

pages

359-71

issue

2

eissn

0749-0690

issn

1879-8853

journal_volume

1

pub_type

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