Renal Bladder Prostate and Testicular Cancer: An Update (Hardcover)

Renal, Bladder, Prostate and Testicular Cancer: An Update: The
Proceedings of the VI Congress on Progress and Controversies in
Oncological Urology (Paciou VI) Held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands,
Oct

FROM THE PUBLISHER
This is a high-level cutting-edge clinical reference on the latest
findings in and procedures for the diagnosis, treatment, management,
and prognosis of renal, bladder, prostate and testicular cancer. It
contains 31 chapters by leading international authorities dealing
with the full range of clinical issues of paramount importance in
oncological urology today. They cover testicular cancer, renal cell
and transitional cell carcinoma, new applications of cytokines,
molecular markers, early diagnosis, characteristics of prostate
cancer in different prostate-specific antigen ranges, the accuracy of
biopsy information in determining outcome, laparoscopic radical
prostatectomy, watchful waiting versus early endocrine treatment
in "low risk" prostate cancer, biochemical outcome after radical
prostatectomy, external beam radiation therapy or interstitial
radiation therapy for clinically localized prostate cancer, screening
for prostate cancer, chemo-endocrine prevention, the molecular
mechanisms of hormone resistance in prostate cancer, early versus
delayed endocrine therapy, antiandrogen monotherapy, intermittent
androgen suppression, adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment of prostate
cancer, gene therapy in urology, non-endocrine systemic approaches
for prostate cancer, novel detection strategies for transitional cell
carcinoma, aminoleuvlinic acid induced fluorescence endoscopy (AFE)
for detection of lower urinary tract tumors, Ta T1 G1-2 transitional
cell-carcinoma, BCG in TCC, high-grade transitional cell carcinoma,
brachytherapy for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, and
systemic treatment in locally advanced and metastatic bladder cancer.
Includes bibliographic references and index.
SYNOPSIS
This proceedings volume reports on recent developments and
controversies in the field of oncological urology. In it, 32
contributions from specialists from around the world discuss topics
related to the treatment of renal, bladder, prostate, and testicular
cancer. Examples of some of the new treatments described include the
inhalation of interleukin-2 to control pulmonary metastases of renal
carcinoma and brachytherapy for transitional cell carcinoma of the
bladder. The editors are affiliated with the Academic Medical Center
and Erasmus U. in The Netherlands. Annotation (c)2003 Book News,
Inc., Portland, OR

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Section I Testicular and Renal Cancer
Section II Renal carcinoma
Section III Prostate cancer: Early Diagnosis and Natural History
Section IV Management of Localized Prostate Cancer and Preventative
Approaches
Section V Prostate Cancer: Endocrine Treatment
Section VI Prostate Cancer: Advanced
Section VII Bladder Cancer
Index