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Edited by Sakti Das and E. David Crawford. 462 pp., illustrated. New York, Marcel Dekker, 1993. $135. ISBN 0-8247-8863-X.

This book is one of several comprehensive reviews of the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer that have appeared recently. Still, it was a pleasure to read this compilation of timely, adequate, and precisely formatted review chapters. The book is readable, considering its size, and it provides valuable updates in several areas of a rapidly developing field. In the main, unfortunately, the book does not contain great news. There is still uncertainty about the most appropriate management of prostate cancer, and especially about how to decrease mortality from the disease, despite some very optimistic notes struck in the final three . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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