Key Points Incidence Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy, and the fourth most common cancer in women in the United States, with an estimated 61,880 new cases in 2019. The age-adjusted mortality rate is 4.7 deaths per 100,000…
Key Points Incidence Worldwide, cervical cancer is the most prevalent human papillomavirus (HPV)–related cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women, and the second most common cancer among women ages 15 to 44 years. In 2018, there were over 570,000…
This overview provides an introduction to the chapters on cancers of the cervix, uterine corpus, vulva, vagina, and ovary. It highlights important clinical issues and novel developments as well as areas of controversy. Specific details of each of the disease…
Key Points Incidence Penile cancer occurs in 1 in 100,000 North American and European men (accounting for 0.4%-0.6% of all male cancers). It is 10% of male malignancies in parts of Asia, Africa, and South America. Biological Characteristics Human papillomavirus…
Key Points Incidence In 2018, an estimated 65,340 new cases of cancers arising from the renal pelvis and kidney proper are expected in the United States, with approximately 14,970 deaths. It represents the sixth most common cancer in men and…
Key Points Incidence In men 15 to 35 years of age, testicular cancer represents the most frequently diagnosed malignancy, but overall only 1% of all malignant tumors. In 2012, 55,000 new cases and 10,000 deaths were estimated worldwide from this…
Key Points Incidence Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the United States, with over 80,000 new cases and 17,000 deaths estimated in 2019. Bladder cancer more commonly affects men, people of European heritage, and adults over age…
Key Points Incidence It was predicted that there were an estimated 164,690 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States in 2018 and 29,430 deaths. Although the incidence of new cases has been relatively stable since 1994, owing to…
The field of genitourinary oncology continues to evolve dramatically. With each new edition of this textbook, the management of patients with cancers of these sites has improved. It has truly become a field that is intensely multidisciplinary—radiation oncologists, often substantially…
Key Points Incidence In 2018, an estimated 8580 new cases and 1160 deaths were attributed to anal cancer, representing approximately 3% of gastrointestinal malignancies in the United States. Biologic Characteristics Prognostic factors predictive for local control and survival are primary…