Tumours in Urology

The growth of uro-oncology has been one of the dramatic features of the past decade in urology. Basic science research into the immunol ogy and molecular biology of cancer is beginning to impact on clinical urology and this poses a number of problems, both for practising urologists and basic scientists. If they are going to contribute to future research in this area they will have to communicate with each other: at present there is a gap which is widening at an increasingly rapid rate. One of the aims of this book is to bridge this gap by collating the views of a group of internationally distinguished scientists and clinicians in order to make this information more easily accessible. It is intended that the book will be useful to any urologist interested in recent developments in uro-oncology both at the clinical and basic science level. I believe the book has a useful function not otherwise fulfilled by present texts. The first section of the book is directed towards bladder cancer.

Klappentext

Tumours in Urology is an up-to-date review of the advances in clinical management, clinical science, and basic science aspects of urological oncology. The text is divided into four parts for ease of reference: In these sections the molecular biology and biochemistry of bladder cancer, prostate cancer, and renal cell cancer are examined. There are authoritative reviews of the risk factors in superficial bladder cancer, the role of chemotherapy and bladder reconstruction in invasive cancer, along with comparative views of conservative treatment and the role of radical surgery in prostate cancer. Current methods of hormonal manipulation are also discussed. Conservative surgery for renal cancer, the use of interleukins, and the use of radical lymphadenectomy for testis cancer are comprehensively set out for the reader. A unique feature is the review at the beginning of each section of the controversial areas within each major topic. This gives the reader an excellent overview of recent advances in the field.

Zusammenfassung
"It is a very readable book which I would strongly recommend to anyone working in the field of urology oncology." Cancer Forum

Inhalt
One: Bladder Cancer.- 1 Advances in Bladder Cancer.- 2 Molecular Biology and Bladder Cancer.- 3 Tumour Progression in Superficial Bladder Cancer.- 4 New Techniques in Management and Treatment of Superficial Bladder Cancer.- 5 The Role of Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Bladder Cancer.- 6 Cystectomy and Bladder Reconstruction for Bladder Cancer.- Two: Prostate Cancer.- 7 Prostate Cancer: More Questions Than Answers?.- 8 Biochemistry of Prostate Cancer.- 9 Endocrinology of Prostate Cancer.- 10 Conservative Treatment of Localised Prostate Cancer.- 11 Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer.- Three: Renal Cancer.- 12 Overview of Renal Parenchymal Cancer.- 13 Molecular Genetics of Wilms' Tumour and Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 14 Immunotherapy in the Management of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.- 15 Conservative Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Four: Testis Cancer.- 16 Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy in the Management of Testis Cancer.