MAYWOOD, IL – William Small, Jr., MD, FACRO, FACR, FASTRO, is co-editor of Pelvic Malignancy and its Consequences, the first-of-its kind stand-alone reference on the subject.

The book covers the role of radiation therapy in various pelvic malignancies. It reviews radiation therapy for gynecologic, urologic and gastrointestinal cancers. It summarizes clinical and pathologic findings seen with acute and chronic treatment-induced pelvic injuries. Diagnostic modalities and potential treatments are discussed. The book includes a chapter on female sexual function and quality of life after treatment for pelvic malignancies – a subject that is just beginning to be explored.

“This book is intended to promote an overall appreciation and improved understanding of the complex issues affecting patients undergoing treatment for pelvic malignancies,” Dr. Small and co-editors Eli D. Ehrenpreis, MD, FACG, AGAF, and R. de W. Marsh, MD, MBChB, FACP write in the preface.

The book, published by Springer, soon will be available in print and ebook editions.

Dr. Small has earned an international reputation in gynecological malignancies. He is co-chair of the National Cancer Institute-funded NRG Oncology Group Gynecological Committee and serves as chair of the Gynecological Cancer Intergroup.

Dr. Small is chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and radiation oncologist at Loyola University Medical Center.

About Loyola Medicine

Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial HospitalMacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke centertransplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.   

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About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).