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According to the American Cancer Society, kidney cancer is one of the ten most common cancers in both men and women. No one with kidney cancer needs to be alone in their fight against this disease. That's where this book and the information within can help. 100 Questions & Answers About Kidney Cancer, Fourth Edition offers authoritative and practical answers to the most common questions asked by patients and their loved ones. What is kidney cancer? What causes kidney cancer? How is kidney cancer treated? The authors bring their vast experience, expertise, and cutting-edge research in the field to answer these and other questions. They provide information on different types of kidney cancer, signs and symptoms, treatment options, and more. 100 Questions & Answers About Kidney Cancer, Fourth Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional uncertainty of this disease. NEW to THIS EDITION: -New section (Part 10) brings together and summarizes all of the treatments that are now being utilized for patients with metastatic kidney cancer. -New summary of the most recent recommendations from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), a leading source of up-to-date cancer treatment recommendations, regarding systemic treatments for metastatic kidney cancer (Appendix).
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Published: 10/25/2021
Pages: 250
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781284234404
About the Author
Campbell, Steven C.: - Steven C. Campbell, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Surgery and a member of the Section of Urologic Oncology in the Glickman Urological Institute at The Cleveland Clinic. He obtained his MD and PhD degrees at The University of Chicago and then completed a Urology Residency at The Cleveland Clinic (1989-1995), followed by a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1995-1996). Dr. Campbell's primary interests include renal cell carcinoma, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, and tumor angiogenesis. His background also includes American Foundation for Urological Diseases (now known as the American Urological Association Foundation) and Kimmel Research Scholarship Awards. He is chair of the Society of Urologic Oncology Exam Committee and a member of the American Board of Urology Examination Committee. Dr. Campbell has edited or co-edited three textbooks about kidney cancer and authored or co-authored the chapter on kidney cancer in Campbell/Walsh Urology, the premier textbook in Urology, for the past four editions.Rini, Brian I.: - Brian I. Rini, MD, FACP is a Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. A staff member of the Department of Solid Tumor Oncology and co-leader of the Genitourinary Program of the CASE Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Rini's work focuses on genitourinary malignancies. Dr. Rini earned his medical degree at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Rini completed a Residency program in Internal Medicine and a Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at University of Chicago Hospitals. Dr. Rini was an Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco before moving to The Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Rini's primary research has been in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and prostate cancer, with special focus on antiangiogenic therapy and immunotherapy. Dr. Rini has been involved in the initial and ongoing development of targeted agents for metastatic RCC, and was an integral investigator in the clinical development of several agents which are now FDA approved. Dr. Rini was the Principal Investigator of an international phase III cooperative group trial of bevacizumab plus interferon and the PI of the phase III axitinib trial in metastatic RCC that lead to FDA approval, and is currently the PI of several global phase III trials in RCC. Dr. Rini's research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cancer, Lancet and JAMA. He is a member of the editorial boards of Journal of Clinical Oncology and co-chair of the NCI RCC Task Force.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Published: 10/25/2021
Pages: 250
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781284234404
About the Author
Campbell, Steven C.: - Steven C. Campbell, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Surgery and a member of the Section of Urologic Oncology in the Glickman Urological Institute at The Cleveland Clinic. He obtained his MD and PhD degrees at The University of Chicago and then completed a Urology Residency at The Cleveland Clinic (1989-1995), followed by a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (1995-1996). Dr. Campbell's primary interests include renal cell carcinoma, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, and tumor angiogenesis. His background also includes American Foundation for Urological Diseases (now known as the American Urological Association Foundation) and Kimmel Research Scholarship Awards. He is chair of the Society of Urologic Oncology Exam Committee and a member of the American Board of Urology Examination Committee. Dr. Campbell has edited or co-edited three textbooks about kidney cancer and authored or co-authored the chapter on kidney cancer in Campbell/Walsh Urology, the premier textbook in Urology, for the past four editions.Rini, Brian I.: - Brian I. Rini, MD, FACP is a Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. A staff member of the Department of Solid Tumor Oncology and co-leader of the Genitourinary Program of the CASE Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Rini's work focuses on genitourinary malignancies. Dr. Rini earned his medical degree at the Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Rini completed a Residency program in Internal Medicine and a Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at University of Chicago Hospitals. Dr. Rini was an Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco before moving to The Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Rini's primary research has been in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and prostate cancer, with special focus on antiangiogenic therapy and immunotherapy. Dr. Rini has been involved in the initial and ongoing development of targeted agents for metastatic RCC, and was an integral investigator in the clinical development of several agents which are now FDA approved. Dr. Rini was the Principal Investigator of an international phase III cooperative group trial of bevacizumab plus interferon and the PI of the phase III axitinib trial in metastatic RCC that lead to FDA approval, and is currently the PI of several global phase III trials in RCC. Dr. Rini's research has been published in peer-reviewed journals including, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cancer, Lancet and JAMA. He is a member of the editorial boards of Journal of Clinical Oncology and co-chair of the NCI RCC Task Force.