Diagnosis and treatment of patients with prostate cancer: the nurse's role.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. This article aims to update nurses' knowledge about the disease, focusing on diagnosis, treatment and nursing care.
Turner
Bruce
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Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London. bruce.turner@homerton.nhs.uk
D017677:Age Distribution; D000726:Androgen Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D024802:Nurse's Role; D018579:Patient Selection; D010808:Physical Examination; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
D000726:Androgen Antagonists; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen