Cancer in Women
Blackwell Science Inc. (Publisher)
Published on 9. June 1998
Book
Hardback
688 pages
978-0-86542-465-4 (ISBN)
Description
Cancer in Women will be the first reference book to discuss the clinical management of female neoplasia from the modern perspective of "women's health" as a whole. Written by outstanding specialists in oncology, surgery, radiology and other specialties, this book offers up-to-date information on the oncogenesis, diagnosis, and management of cancers peculiar to women. A comprehensive and scholarly, yet enjoyably readable reference.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Weight
2729 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86542-465-4 (9780865424654)
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Persons
Editor
Cancer Foreningen, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
DIRECTOR, BERMAN GUEDES STREETON, ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS UK
Content
Dedications and Introduction; Part I: Basic Science Principles: 1. Biology of Gynecologic Cancers; 2. Progress Toward Tumor Specific Immunity in Carcinomas of the Ovary and Breast; Part II: Clinical Applications: Section 1: Breast: 3. Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Preventive Approaches to Breast Cancer; 4. Controversies in Breast Cancer Screening Guideline; 5. Indications and Techniques for Breast Biopsy; 6. Breast-conserving Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer; 7. Overview of Breast Reconstruction; 8. Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer; 9. Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer; 10. Advanced Breast Carcinoma, Locoregional Recurrences, and Distant Metasatases; 11. Inflammatory Breast Cancer; 12. Lobular Carcinoma in Situ; 13. Breast Cancer in the Elderly; 14. Pregnancy, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Reproductive Factors; Section 2: Cervix: 15. Secondary Prevention and Screening for Carcinoma of the Cervix; 16. Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia; 17. Treatment of Invasive Carcinoma of the Cervix; Section 3: Corpus: 18. Precancerous Lesions of the Endometrium: Pathology, Etiology and Treatment; 19. Evaluation, Diagnosis and Treatment of Corpus Cancer; 20. Pathology of Uterine Sarcomas; 21. Treatment of Uterine Sarcomas; 22. Gestational Trophoblastic Diseases; Section 4: Vagina and Vulva: 23. Vaginal Intraepithielial Neoplasia: Clinical Features and Treatment; 24. Malignant Tumors of the Vagina; 25. Pre-Invasive Vulvar Cancer; 26. Vulvar Cancer; 27. Gynecologic Melanoma; Section 5: Ovary and Fallopian Tube: 28. Origins of Ovarian Cancer; 29. Pathology of Ovarian Cancer; 30. Management of Early Ovarian Cancer; 31. Management of Advanced Ovarian Cancer: Surgical Aspects; 32. Chemotherapy in Advanced Ovarian Cancer; 33. Rare Malignant Tumors of the Ovary; 34. Primary Fallopian Tube Carcinoma; Section 6: Special Topics: 35. Cancer Prevention in Women: Clues from Epidemiology; 36. Laparoscopy for Diagnosis and Staging of Gynecologic Cancer; Part III: Psychosocial and Genetic Aspects: 37. Psychosocial Considerations for Breast Cancer Patients and their Families; 38. Familial Ovarian Cancer; 39. Women at Risk for Heritable Cancers: Social and Psychosocial Considerations; 40. Role of the Physician in Heritabel Female Cancer; 41. Legal/Ethical Issues in Genetic Testing; 42. Sexual Rehabilitation in Gynecologic Oncology; 43. Quality of Life in Women with Cancer; 44. Symptomatology in Advanced Malignant Disease: What to do When "There's nothing more to be done": Palliative Care of Women with Cancer