Lee Cheryl T. Bladder Cancer Diagnosis, Therapeutics, and Management

Humana Press, 2010. — 315 p.The book consists of four parts addressing diagnostics, surgical technique, and multidisciplinary care. Part I is dedicated to bladder cancer staging, which continues to plague clinicians who unknowingly understage 40–60% of patients. Inaccurate staging greatly undermines therapeutic efficacy and often leaves the patient undertreated. This section particularly focuses on understaging of invasive bladder cancer as well as improved pelvic staging with updated imaging. Part II addresses optimization of treatment for localized disease. Novel approaches to intravesical therapy are discussed, as are specific surgical techniques used to ensure cancer control but also provide improved organ preservation and quality of life. Part III briefly reviews applications of existing systemic therapies in the treatment of locally advanced tumors and metastatic disease. Consideration is given to new types of systemic therapies used in combination with standard drugs to provide a synergistic effect. Finally, Part IV is devoted to a discussion of infrastructure
needed to support the translational research efforts that will propel this field forward.