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Urothelial Tumors: American Cancer Society Atlas of Clinical Oncology
0022-5347/05/1736-2210/0 THE JOURNAL OF UROLOGY® Copyright © 2005 by AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Vol. 173, 2210, June 2005 Printed in U.S.A.
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000163559.55988.75
Book Reviews
Urothelial Tumors: American Cancer Society Atlas of Clinical Oncology M. J. DROLLER, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: B. C. Decker, Inc., 410 pages, 2004 This is another book in a continuing series of clinical atlases released through the American Cancer Society. As the lead author, Droller has compiled a group of contributing authors who are unquestioned leaders in the field. As noted in the preface, the text is designed and delivers on its promise to “give the reader, be they clinician or laboratory investigator, an overall understanding of the cancer process. . . .” There are 24 chapters covering all aspects of upper and lower tract urothelial cancers, from epidemiology to molecular biology and carcinogenesis, to a detailed and clinically relevant description of the uropathology, biomarkers, cytology and treatment schemes. For example in the chapter on bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) the authors discuss the history and evolution of intravesical therapy, especially that of BCG, followed by an up-to-date discourse on the basic science of how BCG works, and finishing with a thorough summary of treatment outcomes and toxicities. This chapter alone had 288 citations! The book is notable for the quality and number of tables, diagrams and figures. This book offers the most complete and sound coverage of transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium that I have seen. It would be appropriate as a mandatory textbook for uro-oncology fellows doing basic and clinical research, yet it is practical enough for students, residents and clinicians. Thomas E. Ahlering, M.D. Division of Urologic Oncology University of California, Irvine Orange, California
Testosterone Action, Deficiency, Substitution E. NIESCHLAG
AND
H. M. BEHRE, New York: Cambridge University Press, 762 pages, 2004
This book is a must reference for any practitioner or researcher who is going to be involved with measuring or prescribing testosterone or, for that matter, any androgen. It is so comprehensive that urologists who consider themselves a subspecialist in either oncology, impotence, infertility or geriatrics will find the information in this tome pertinent to their subspecialty. There are 24 well written chapters that cover every aspect of androgen function and action as it pertains to the “brain and behaviour, spermatogenesis, hair growth, bones, muscles, erythropoiesis, the cardiovascular system and lipids, erection, and the prostate.” The key to searching and finding the voluminous information contained within the tome is the omnipresent cross-referencing between chapters, which allows certain topics to be approached in depth from a variety of physiological, pathological and functional avenues. While 1 chapter would cover the physiology of testosterone on a specific tissue, eg bone or muscle, at least 1 other chapter and in many instances at least 2 others would cover additional or related information regarding the same tissue, eg its molecular biology or the clinical effects of exogenous androgen treatment on that tissue. To the credit of the editors, this cross-referencing makes the book extremely easy to navigate. In fact, this tome of 24 primarily multiauthored chapters could be retitled, “Everything You Wanted to Know About Androgens.” Each chapter is easy to read and comprehend, and the figures and tables highlight the major information contained within each chapter. In addition, each chapter ends with these key points listed in written form. Although every androgen target tissue is reviewed in this book in detail, controversial areas regarding androgen treatment such as exogenous dehydroepiandrosterone treatment, treatment with androgens in women and the aging man (andropause), the potential use of the hormone as a contraceptive, and the use and abuse of androgens in sports are elegantly reviewed. Even the use of androgens in AIDS is covered in detail. I certainly recommend that anyone who will be involved with androgens in either the clinical or research setting consider adding this book to their reference library, which should serve them well for years to come. Jacob Rajfer, M.D. Department of Urology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 2210
Vol. 173, 2210, June 2005 Printed in U.S.A.
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000163559.55988.75
Book Reviews
Urothelial Tumors: American Cancer Society Atlas of Clinical Oncology M. J. DROLLER, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada: B. C. Decker, Inc., 410 pages, 2004 This is another book in a continuing series of clinical atlases released through the American Cancer Society. As the lead author, Droller has compiled a group of contributing authors who are unquestioned leaders in the field. As noted in the preface, the text is designed and delivers on its promise to “give the reader, be they clinician or laboratory investigator, an overall understanding of the cancer process. . . .” There are 24 chapters covering all aspects of upper and lower tract urothelial cancers, from epidemiology to molecular biology and carcinogenesis, to a detailed and clinically relevant description of the uropathology, biomarkers, cytology and treatment schemes. For example in the chapter on bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) the authors discuss the history and evolution of intravesical therapy, especially that of BCG, followed by an up-to-date discourse on the basic science of how BCG works, and finishing with a thorough summary of treatment outcomes and toxicities. This chapter alone had 288 citations! The book is notable for the quality and number of tables, diagrams and figures. This book offers the most complete and sound coverage of transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium that I have seen. It would be appropriate as a mandatory textbook for uro-oncology fellows doing basic and clinical research, yet it is practical enough for students, residents and clinicians. Thomas E. Ahlering, M.D. Division of Urologic Oncology University of California, Irvine Orange, California
Testosterone Action, Deficiency, Substitution E. NIESCHLAG
AND
H. M. BEHRE, New York: Cambridge University Press, 762 pages, 2004
This book is a must reference for any practitioner or researcher who is going to be involved with measuring or prescribing testosterone or, for that matter, any androgen. It is so comprehensive that urologists who consider themselves a subspecialist in either oncology, impotence, infertility or geriatrics will find the information in this tome pertinent to their subspecialty. There are 24 well written chapters that cover every aspect of androgen function and action as it pertains to the “brain and behaviour, spermatogenesis, hair growth, bones, muscles, erythropoiesis, the cardiovascular system and lipids, erection, and the prostate.” The key to searching and finding the voluminous information contained within the tome is the omnipresent cross-referencing between chapters, which allows certain topics to be approached in depth from a variety of physiological, pathological and functional avenues. While 1 chapter would cover the physiology of testosterone on a specific tissue, eg bone or muscle, at least 1 other chapter and in many instances at least 2 others would cover additional or related information regarding the same tissue, eg its molecular biology or the clinical effects of exogenous androgen treatment on that tissue. To the credit of the editors, this cross-referencing makes the book extremely easy to navigate. In fact, this tome of 24 primarily multiauthored chapters could be retitled, “Everything You Wanted to Know About Androgens.” Each chapter is easy to read and comprehend, and the figures and tables highlight the major information contained within each chapter. In addition, each chapter ends with these key points listed in written form. Although every androgen target tissue is reviewed in this book in detail, controversial areas regarding androgen treatment such as exogenous dehydroepiandrosterone treatment, treatment with androgens in women and the aging man (andropause), the potential use of the hormone as a contraceptive, and the use and abuse of androgens in sports are elegantly reviewed. Even the use of androgens in AIDS is covered in detail. I certainly recommend that anyone who will be involved with androgens in either the clinical or research setting consider adding this book to their reference library, which should serve them well for years to come. Jacob Rajfer, M.D. Department of Urology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 2210