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Volume 358:2527 June 5, 2008 Number 23
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Urological Oncology

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Edited by Vinod H. Nargund, Derek Raghavan, and Howard M. Sandler. 634 pp., illustrated. London, Springer, 2008. $79.95. ISBN 978-1-84628-387-1.

The treatment of testicular cancer has been described as one of the true success stories of modern medicine. The contemporary management of this cancer is multidisciplinary — incorporating surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy — and often achieves durable success rates of more than 90% regardless of the stage at presentation. This multidisciplinary approach has been widely adopted and is currently used for the treatment of many other types of cancer. Therefore, it is not surprising that Urological Oncology was edited by a urologic surgeon, a medical oncologist, and a radiation oncologist. They exemplify the kind of multidisciplinary team that manages . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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