Ovarian Cancer covers the most recent clinical advances in this area in a concise, practical, and very visually attractive manner. It is a concise and accessible text, enhanced with specially commissioned state-of-the-art computer graphics, and full color illustrations. It presents a comprehensive and very up-to-date account of all the important issues affecting the investigation, diagnosis and management of this disease, with special emphasis on new drug treatments and screening.. Written by a world-class author team comprising medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and surgeons, Ovarian Cancer reflects the team approach taken to treat this life-threatening disease. INDICE: The problem. Epidemiology, etiology, mortality stastics (Frank Lawton)Anatomy, pathology, histology (possibly written by Professor Harold Fox, Manchester, UK)The molecular basis of ovarian cancer (Ian Jacobs)Clinical presentation (Frank lawton)Investigation of the adnexal mass, screening, tumor markers and early diagnosis (Ian Jacobs)Management of the adnexal mass, early referral, UK two-week wait initiative, triaging etc (Frank Lawton)Surgical management, staging and debulking (Frank Lawton)Role of chemotherapy, established therapies, phase I-II studies, experimental regimens (Steven Williams)Role of Radiotherapy (Ida Ackerman)Late stage/recurrent disease (Frank Lawton)Familial ovarian cancer, BRCA1 and 2, ovarian cancer syndrome (Ian Jacobs)Non-epithelial ovarian cancers (Steven Williams)The future (Ian Jacobs, plus contributions from other members of the team).
- ISBN: 978-0-443-07276-5
- Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 20/04/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés