Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Bladder Cancer (Johns Hopkins Medicine) - Softcover

Gonzalgo (Editor), Mark L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763774243 ISBN 13: 9780763774240

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2010

Synopsis

Johns Hopkins Patients' Guide to Bladder Cancer is a concise, easy-to-follow "how to" guide that puts you on a path to wellness by explaining bladder cancer treatment from start to finish. It guides you through the overwhelming maze of treatment decisions, simplifies the complicated schedule that lies ahead, and performs the task of putting together your plan of care in layman's terms. Empower yourself with accurate, understandable information that will give you the ability to confidently participate in the decision making about your care and treatment.

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About the Author

Mark L. Gonzalgo, MD, PhD is currently Associate Professor of Urology and Director of Robotic-Assisted Urologic Cancer Surgery at Stanford University.'Dr. Gonzalgo is a board-certified and fellowship-trained urologic oncologist with expertise in robotic prostatectomy, robotic cystectomy for bladder cancer, robotic kidney surgery, and laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer.'Dr. Gonzalgo was Associate Professor of Urology and Director of the Fellowship Program in Urologic Oncology at The Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute prior to joining the faculty at Stanford.'He received his undergraduate degree with honors from the University of California at Berkeley and completed medical and graduate school at the University of Southern California.'Dr. Gonzalgo completed his general surgery and urology training at Johns Hopkins and a fellowship in urologic oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.'Dr. Gonzalgo is a recognized expert in DNA methylation and is particularly interested in developing new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for cancer detection and treatment.'He has carried out pioneering research on the molecular biology and early detection of prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer and has published extensively on the scientific and clinical aspects of these diseases.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0763774243
• ISBN 13: 9780763774240
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 132