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- Provides evidence-based guidance on diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
- Explains the fundamental principles underlying the available diagnostic and treatment approaches
- Covers the etiology and management of all the common types of urologic cancer plus rare malignancies
This comprehensive and timely textbook covers all aspects of the evidence-based management of genitourinary cancers and explains the fundamental principles underlying the available diagnostic and treatment approaches, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and surgery. For each type of cancer – prostate, bladder, renal, testicular, and penile, plus rare urologic malignancies – clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment strategies are described in detail and information is provided on etiology, epidemiology, risk factors, and pathology, including TNM classification. Careful attention is also devoted to the complications that may be encountered when treating urologic malignancies and to the management of these complications. The text is complemented by the inclusion of numerous high-definition photographs and illustrations. Urologic Oncology will be a valuable reference and source of guidance for all oncologists, urologists and practitioners in related disciplines who treat patients with urologic cancers. Table of Contents- Molecular basics on Genitourinary Malignancies.-
- Clinical Aspects and Investigations.-
- Radiological Investigations in Genitourinary Cancer.- New Imaging Modalities.-
- Principles of systemic therapy in urologic tumors.-
- The Emerging Role of immunotherapy in GU-tumors.-
- Bone targeted therapy.-
- Clinical Emergencies in Genitourinary Cancers.-
- Nuclear Medicine in Urological Cancer.-
- Strategies addressing quality of life: Patient reported outcome and symptoms management.-
- Pain control in genitourinary cancer patients.-
- Clinical trials and their principles.-
- GU malignancies: Prostate Cancer.-
- Bladder Cancer.-
- Renal Cancer.-
- Testicular Cancer.-
- Penile Cancer.-
- Other Rare Urologic Malignancies.-
- Diet and Genitourinary Cancer.-
- Systemic genitourinary Oncology.
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