ONCONEPHROLOGY. A CASE-BASED APPROACH TO CANCER, CHEMOTHERAPY AND THE KIDNEY

This case based resource focuses on kidney disease in patients with cancer. Chapters cover the pathophysiology and management of specific kidney diseases in cancer patients, as well as the impact of chemotherapy, toxicity of organ and stem cell transplantation and other emerging therapies. Filling a significant knowledge gap in this burgeoning field, Onconephrology features the latest evidence and clinical approaches for the beginner or experienced practitioner.

Feature
- Covers the pathophysiology and management of kidney diseases in cancer patients
- Case based resource features the latest evidence and clinical approaches
- Fills a significant knowledge gap for nephrologists, hematologists and oncologists

Authors
Kenar D. Jhaveri, MD
Department of Medicine, Division of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension.North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine. Great Neck, NY 11021,USA.

Abdulla K. Salahudeen, MD, MBA
Nephrology Section, General Internal Medicine. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, Texas USA.

Contents
Introduction: Onconephrology: Caring for the cancer patient with kidney disease
Ch. 1: Acute Kidney Injury in Cancer Patients
Ch. 2: Chronic Kidney Disease In Cancer Patients
Ch. 3: Glomerular Diseases seen with Solid Tumors and Hematological Malignancies
Ch. 4: Nephrotoxicity of Chemotherapy Agents
Ch. 5: Biological Cancer Therapies and the Kidney
Ch. 6: Rational Dosing of Chemotherapy in Patients with Kidney Failure
Ch. 7: Electrolyte Disorders in Cancer Patients
Ch. 8: Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Ch. 9: Surgical and Medical Options in the Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Ch. 10: Renal Cell Carcinoma and Chronic Kidney Disease
Ch. 11: Renal Disease Following Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation
Ch. 12: Radiation Nephropathy
Ch. 13: Dysproteinemias and kidney disease
Ch. 14: The Amyloidoses
Ch. 15: Obstructive Renal disease in cancer patients
Ch. 16: Cancer in the Kidney Transplant Recipient
Ch. 17: Cancer, Palliative Care and Acute Kidney Injury- The Hard Decisions of Offering or Not Offering Dialysis