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This succinct yet comprehensive volume provides oncologists and other healthcare professionals with essential, evidence-based guidance on all the major elements related to the diagnosis and treatment of the major types of genitourinary cancers.
List of contents
- 1. Cancer Prevention
- 2. Cancer screening
- 3. Genetic screening
- 4. Principles of cancer treatment
- 5. Renal Cancer
- 6. Cancer of the bladder and ureter
- 7. Penile Cancer
- 8. Prostate Cancer
- 9. Testicular cancer
- Appendix
About the author
Gary H. Lyman, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Director, Health Services and Outcomes Research
Division of Medical Oncology
Duke University Medical Center
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Durham, NC
Summary
Genitourinary cancers are comprised of physiologically complex and challenging-to-treat tumor types. In recent years, clinical and basic science research has resulted in many major advances in understanding the pathophysiology and management strategies of these diseases. In addition to the approval by the FDA of new pharmacological agents, the newly-gleaned insights and changing treatment strategies have led to the revision of current diagnosis and treatment guidelines. However, challenges, controversies and educational gaps remain. This succinct yet comprehensive volume provides oncologists and other healthcare professionals with essential, evidence-based guidance on all the major elements related to the diagnosis and treatment of the major types of genitourinary cancers. Edited by a world renowned oncologist, this volume outlines the general pathophysiology as well as pharmacological and other treatment approaches.
SERIES OVERVIEW
The Oxford American Mini-Handbooks are a series of concisely-formatted adaptations of Oxford American Handbooks. They provide a focused and succinct summary on a specific area of a particular discipline, serving as a portable, easily accessible resource at the point of care. These smaller volumes capture the essentials of assessment and treatment in an exceptionally affordable and more clinically relevant format. Featuring useful tables and bulleted lists, these books provide a readily available resource to specialists and general practitioners alike.
Additional text
This volume contains concise but comprehensive evidence-based discussion and management of all stages and kinds of this disease, including renal, prostate, penile and testicular cancers.
