Controversies in Oral Cancer
Published on 26. April 2012
Book
Hardback
170 pages
978-81-8193-084-2 (ISBN)
Description
Despite considerable advances in the traditional treatment modalities of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy and their use in combination, oral cancer still presents at a relatively advanced stage, the increments in overall survival have been small, and morbidity that accompanies treatment adversely affects the quality of life. Controversy in this area is therefore inevitable. This volume brings together the work of experts from clinical and basic sciences specialties and addresses some of the controversial issues and advances in the management of oral cancer. This title features the following contributions and contributors: Potential molecular targets: From bench to bedside by Ajay Matta and Ranju Ralhan; Potentially malignant disorders of the oral cavity by D.C. Williams and W.T. McGaw; Mandible preserving alternatives by K.A. Pathak and Richard W. Nason; Surgical management of oral cancer by Richard W. Nason and K.A. Pathak; Management of the N0 neck in oral cancer by Richard W. Nason and K.A. Pathak; Current options and controversies in reconstruction of the oral cavity by Ravi Sachidananda and S.M.
Taylor; Challenges in preserving salivary gland functions by Rashmi Koul and Arbind Dubey; Systemic therapies in management of head and neck cancer by A.W. Maksymiuk; and, Surveillance after treatment of oral cancer by Richard W. Nason and K.A. Pathak.
Taylor; Challenges in preserving salivary gland functions by Rashmi Koul and Arbind Dubey; Systemic therapies in management of head and neck cancer by A.W. Maksymiuk; and, Surveillance after treatment of oral cancer by Richard W. Nason and K.A. Pathak.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Delhi
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-81-8193-084-2 (9788181930842)
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Kumar Alok Pathak is Professor of Surgery and Director of Surgical Fellowships at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. He also practices as Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist at Cancer Care Manitoba. Earlier, Dr Pathak served as a Professor of Surgical Oncology at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. He had his training at the Banaras Hindu University and Tata Memorial Hospital in India and at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Richard W. Nason is Professor and Head, Department of Surgery at the University of Manitoba and the Regional Medical Director, Surgery Program, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. He has practiced as a Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist at CancerCare Manitoba since 1993 where he had served as the Head of Surgical Oncology and chaired the Head and Neck Disease Site Group. Dr Nason did his residency in General Surgery at the University of Alberta, Canada; and a fellowship in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, New York. His clinical and research focus has always been on head and neck cancer.