PROSTATE CANCER: A BRIEF HISTORY AND THE DISCOVERY OF HORMONAL ABLATION TREATMENT

No AccessJournal of UrologyCLINICAL UROLOGY: Historical Article1 Jun 2001PROSTATE CANCER: A BRIEF HISTORY AND THE DISCOVERY OF HORMONAL ABLATION TREATMENT BERNARD LYTTON BERNARD LYTTONBERNARD LYTTON View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(05)66228-3AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail References 1 : Cases of fungus haematodes. Med Chir Trans1817; 8: 279. Google Scholar 2 : Carcinomatose Degeneration der Vorsteher Druse. Archiv Med Erfahr1822; 8: 443. Google Scholar 3 : Recherches sur le Traitement Medicin des Turneurs Cancereuses. Paris: Park, Germer et Bailliere1844: 277. Google Scholar 4 : The Nature and Treatment of Cancer. London: Taylor and Walton1846. Google Scholar 5 : Lectures on the Diseases of the Urinary Organs. London: Longman, Green, Brown and Thompson1849: 206. 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