Management of Bladder Cancer: A Comprehensive Text With Clinical Scenarios - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 149391880X ISBN 13: 9781493918805

Publisher: Springer, 2014

Synopsis

Management of bladder cancer provides a single, comprehensive reference source that incorporates all the latest information regarding bladder cancer. The text covers epidemiology and natural history of bladder cancer as well as latest findings regarding the genetics and molecular biology of the disease. Diagnostic and staging evaluation of both non-muscle invasive and invasive bladder cancer is discussed. The text incorporates chapters summarizing new findings regarding markers for the diagnosis of bladder cancer and new diagnostic techniques to enhance traditional methods such as cystoscopy. Risk stratified treatment of non muscle invasive bladder cancer including various approaches to intravesical therapy are reviewed. Current guideline based approaches to management and new data regarding diagnosis and prognostication of muscle invasive bladder cancer is analyzed and summarized. The application of chemotherapy for muscle invasive and advanced disease is discussed and the evidence based application of multimodality therapy highlighted. Finally, gaps in current knowledge and areas for future research are highlighted. Ongoing important clinical trials which could imminently yield significant new knowledge is discussed.

Authored by experts in their respective fields, Management of Bladder Cancer will serve as a easy and complete reference source for clinicians, researchers, individuals in training, allied health professionals and medical students in the fields of Urology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Basic and Translational Science and Epidemiology.

About this title

About the Author

Badrinath R. Konety, MD, MBA, FACS

Professor and Chair, Dept. of Urology

Dougherty Family Chair in Urologic Oncology

Associate Director for Clinical Affairs, Masonic Cancer Center

University of Minnesota

MMC 394, 420 Delaware St

Minneapolis MN 55455, USA

 

Sam S. Chang, MD, FACS

Professor of Urologic Surgery

Patricia and Rodes Hart Chair of Urologic Surgery

Department of Urologic Surgery

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

MCN A 1302, VUMC

Nashville, TN 37232, USA

From the Back Cover

This book provides a single, comprehensive reference source that incorporates the epidemiology, natural history, and the latest genetic and molecular biological findings of bladder cancer. This book discusses the diagnostic and staging evaluation of both non-muscle invasive and invasive bladder cancer and incorporates the new findings on markers for the diagnosis of bladder cancer. Risk stratified treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer including various approaches to intravesical therapy are reviewed. Current guideline-based approaches to management and new data regarding diagnosis and prognostication of muscle invasive bladder cancer is analyzed and summarized. This book covers the application of chemotherapy for muscle invasive and advanced disease. The evidence-based application of multimodality therapy is highlighted. Gaps in current knowledge and important areas for clinical research are highlighted.

Authored by experts in their respective fields, Management of Bladder Cancer: A Comprehensive Text with Clinical Scenarios serves as an easy and complete reference source for clinicians, researchers, individuals in training, allied health professionals and medical students in the fields of Urology, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Basic and Translational Science and Epidemiology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 149391880X
• ISBN 13: 9781493918805
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 499
• Editor: Konety Badrinath R., Chang Sam S.