Handbook of Focal Therapy for Prostate and Renal Cancer

Prostate cancer is the development of cancer in the prostate, a gland in the male
reproductive system. Kidney cancer,also known as renal cancer,is a type of cancer
that starts in the cells in the kidney.In response to demand for improved outcomes
with reduced side effects,focal therapy has emerged as an important procedure in
managing both prostate and renal cancers. It targets individual areas of cancer,
reducing unwanted side effects and the amount of damage to collateral tissue.The
book "Handbook of Focal Therapy for Prostate and Renal Cancer" provides a
comprehensive, timely review of targeted ablation methods to treat prostate and
renal cancers. It explains the most effective techniques in current practice, with
discussion of the selection criteria,ablation technologies and their limitations,and
advice on the management of common side effects. The book describes the
principles of prostate and renal cancer treatment and the mechanisms of focal
therapy.It is written in a practical,clinically-oriented style and is the ideal reference
for urologists, radiologists and radiation oncologists wishing to employ the latest
focal therapy techniquesin the care of their patients.