Renal Cancer: Old and New Paradigms , An Issue of Urologic Clinics, 1st Edition

Authors :
Michael L. Blute & Steven L. Chang
Date of Publication: 03/2023
In this issue of Urologic Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Michael L. Blute and Steven L. Chang bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Renal Cancer: Old and New Paradigms. Recent significant advances in the management of renal ...view more
In this issue of Urologic Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Michael L. Blute and Steven L. Chang bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Renal Cancer: Old and New Paradigms. Recent significant advances in the management of renal cancer have expanded beyond simply eliminating disease to preserving and optimizing quality of life. In this issue, top experts highlight historical perspectives as well as current status and future treatments of renal cancer. 
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In this issue of Urologic Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Michael L. Blute and Steven L. Chang bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Renal Cancer: Old and New Paradigms. Recent significant advances in the management of renal cancer have expanded beyond simply eliminating disease to preserving and optimizing quality of life. In this issue, top experts highlight historical perspectives as well as current status and future treatments of renal cancer. 

Key Features
  • Contains 13 practice-oriented topics on biomarkers for the detection and surveillance of renal cancer; the changing role of renal mass biopsy; renal cysts: an oncological conundrum; the surgical management of renal cancer with inferior vena caval thrombus; integrating surgery in the multidisciplinary care of advanced renal cancer; and more. 

  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on renal cancer, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. 

  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews. 


Author Information
Edited by Michael L. Blute, MD, Chief of Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Walter S. Kerr Jr, Professor of Surgery,Harvard Medical School and Steven L. Chang, Section Chief of Urologic Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Co-Director of the Kidney Cancer Center, Dana?Farber Cancer Institute, Co-Director, The Combined Harvard Medical School Urologic Oncology Fellowship