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Treatment options in urological cancer [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jonathan Waxman



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Titolo: Treatment options in urological cancer [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jonathan Waxman Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, 2002
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (408 p.)
Disciplina: 616.99/4606
616.9946
Soggetto topico: Genitourinary organs - Cancer - Treatment
Cancer - Treatment
Altri autori: WaxmanJonathan  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: TREATMENT OPTIONS IN UROLOGICAL CANCER; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part 1 Kidney Cancer; 1 The Molecular Biology of Kidney Cancer; 2 Cytokines and Angiogenesis Inhibitor Treatments; 3 Surgical Management of Metastatic Renal Cancer; Kidney Cancer: Commentary; Part 2 Bladder Cancer; 4 The Molecular Biology of Bladder Cancer; 5 Surgery for Advanced Bladder Cancer; 6 Chemotherapy and Bladder Cancer; 7 Treatment Options in Superficial (pTa/pT1/CIS) Bladder Cancer; Bladder Cancer: Commentary; Part 3 Prostate Cancer; 8 The Molecular Biology of Prostate Cancer
9 Surgical Pathology of Prostate Cancer10 Prostate Radiotherapy; 11 Prostate Cancer: Immediate vs. Deferred Treatment; 12 Hormone Therapy of Prostate Cancer; 13 Chemotherapy in Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer; 14 Radical Prostatectomy; 15 The Case against Radical Surgery for Early Prostate Cancer; Prostate Cancer: Commentary; Part 4 Testicular Cancer; 16 Genetics of Adult Male Germ Cell Tumours; 17 Surveillance, Chemotherapy, and Radiotherapy for Stage 1 Testicular Germ Cell Tumours; 18 Chemotherapy of Testicular Cancer; 19 Salvage Chemotherapy Regimens for Relapsing Germ Cell Cancer
20 Surgery for Testicular CancerTesticular Cancer: Commentary; Part 5 Penile Cancer; 21 Viral Agents in the Development of Penile Cancer; 22 Current Concepts in the Management of Penile Cancer; Penile Cancer: Commentary; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Cancer forms a large part of urological practice. Prostate cancer is the most significant and is the second most common cause of male cancer deaths with some 300,000 cases in the USA annually. Cancer of the bladder is also common. While treatment has been primarily surgical, recent years have seen an explosion of new drug therapies for urological cancers. All urologists, whether in training or in practice, need an up-to-date survey of the literature and key findings in this important and controversial field. This book takes each organ in turn (prostate, kidney, bladder, testis and penis) a
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ISBN: 1-281-32095-1
9786611320959
0-470-75714-0
0-470-75690-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996217075503316
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