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Diagnosis and Treatment of Genitourinary Malignancies

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Editors:
  1. Kenneth J. Pienta

    1. Department of Internal Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

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Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research (CTAR, volume 88)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Diagnosis and Treatment of Genitourinary Malignancies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages vii-vii
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    2. Epidemiology of prostate cancer and bladder cancer: an overview

      • Ronald K. Ross
      Pages 1-11

    3. Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome: hereditary cancer arising from inherited mutations of the VHL tumor suppressor gene

      • Jeffrey S. Humphrey, Richard D. Klausner, W. Marston Linehan
      Pages 13-39

    4. New pathologic techniques for diagnosing genitourinary malignancies

      • Kirk J. Wojno
      Pages 41-75

    5. Reverse transcriptase- polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to detect prostate cancer micrometastasis in the blood

      • Kai-Ling Yao, Mary Josephine Pilat, Kenneth J. Pienta
      Pages 77-91

    6. Succesful separation between benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer by measurement of free and complexed PSA

      • Hans Lilja, Ulf-Håkan Stenman
      Pages 93-101

  3. Surgical and Radiation Advances

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy in staging and treatment of clinical stage I and II nonseminomatous testis cancer (NSGCT): the development of nerve-sparing techniques

      • J. P. Donohue
      Pages 105-119

    3. Current therapy for invasive bladder cancer

      • James E. Montie
      Pages 121-128

    4. Beyond the nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy

      • Robert C. Smith, Gary D. Steinberg, Charles B. Brendler
      Pages 129-145

    5. Three-dimensional conformal therapy (3D-CRT) for prostate cancer

      • Paul J. Chuba, Arthur T. Porter, Jeffrey D. Forman
      Pages 147-165

    6. Cryosurgical ablation of the prostate: treatment alternative for localized prostate cancer

      • Jeffrey K. Cohen, Gina M. Rooker, Ralph J. Miller Jr., Lori Merlotti
      Pages 167-186

  4. Medical Advances

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. The chemoprevention of prostate cancer and the prostate cancer prevention trial

      • Otis W. Brawley, Ian M. Thompson
      Pages 189-200

    3. Total androgen blockade for prostate cancer: the end does not justify the means

      • Milind Javle, Derek Raghavan
      Pages 201-210

    4. Therapy for hormone-resistant prostate cancer: no longer a myth

      • Daniel P. Petrylak, Bassam Abi-Rashid
      Pages 211-218

    5. Renal, bladder, and prostate cancers: gene therapy

      • Michael A. Carducci, Jonathan W. Simons
      Pages 219-234

    6. The role of immunotherapy in urologic malignancies

      • Yousif A. Abubakr, Bruce G. Redman
      Pages 235-248

    7. Assessing health-related quality of life in patients with genitourinary malignancies

      • Mark S. Litwin
      Pages 249-264
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About this book

The field of genito-urinary oncology is rapidly evolving at virtually every level. Significant advances have been made in our understanding of the molecular and cellular events which contribute to the generation of GU malignancies. At the same time, similar advances have been made in the clinical arena which have improved the diagnosis and treatment of urologic cancers.
This volume attempts to summarize those advances which most impact us as clinicians, and has been divided into three sections. Section One, `Diagnostic advances: the use of molecular medicine in the diagnosis and prognosis of GU malignancies', details how epidemiologic studies and new molecular techniques are impacting our ability to diagnose and treat GU tumors. Section Two, `Surgical and radiation advances', details the recent major advances in the treatment of organ-confined cancers. Section Three, `Medical advances', addresses major issues in the treatment of metastatic disease. This volume will serve as a compendium of the advances, both at the basic science and clinical levels, which are currently impacting practicing oncologists and urologists.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Internal Medicine Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

    Kenneth J. Pienta

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Genitourinary Malignancies

  • Editors: Kenneth J. Pienta

  • Series Title: Cancer Treatment and Research

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6343-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4164-2Published: 31 December 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7913-3Published: 05 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-6343-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0927-3042

  • Series E-ISSN: 2509-8497

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 272

  • Topics: Oncology, Urology, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science

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