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

Author: F. H. Schroder
Published: March 2001
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1842140671
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 302

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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. 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.

Table of ContentsForeword
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

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