Gynecologic Cancer - Controversies in Management

Gershenson - Gynecologic Cancer
£152.00
£152.00
Authors/editors: David M Gershenson, William P McGuire, Martin Gore, Michael A Quinn and Gillian Thomas
ISBN: 978-0-443-07142-3
Page count: 1044
Publisher: Churchill
Publication year: 2004

This reference provides an excellent resource for specialists who deal with cancers of the female reproductive tract. An international group of authors focus on management controversies and present sections on complications of cancer treatment, surgical techniques, and symptom management. Additional coverage addresses the psychological impact of cancer diagnosis, fertility and gynaecologic cancer, and quality of life issues.

Table of contents:

Cancers of the Vagina, Vulva, and Cervix

  1. Epidemiology of Vulvar, Vaginal, and Cervical Cancers
  2. Screening, Diagnosis, and Staging of Cervical Cancer
  3. Pathology of Vulvar, Vaginal, and Cervical Cancers
  4. Molecular Biology of Vulvar, Vaginal, and Cervical Cancers
  5. Preinvasive Diseases of the Vulva, Vagina, and Cervix
  6. Early Stage Vulvar Cancer
  7. Advanced Stage Vulvar Cancer
  8. Vaginal Cancer
  9. Treatment of Recurrent Vaginal, Vulvar, and Cervical Cancers
  10. Microinvasive Cervical Cancer
  11. Adenocarcinoma of the Cervix
  12. Early Stage Cervical Cancer
  13. Late Stage Cervical Cancer

Cancers of the Uterine Corpus

  1. Epidemiology of Uterine Cancers
  2. Pathology of Uterine Cancers
  3. Molecular Biology of Cancers of the Uterine Corpus
  4. Screening, Diagnosis, and Staging of Endometrial Cancer
  5. Hyperplasias of the Endometrium
  6. Management of Early Stage Endometrial Cancer
  7. Management of Advanced Endometrial Cancer
  8. Treatment of Recurrent Endometrial Cancer: Chemotherapy, Hormonal Therapy, and Radiotherapy
  9. Primary Treatment of Uterine Sarcomas
  10. Treatment of Recurrent Uterine Sarcomas

Cancers of the Ovary, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneum

  1. Epidemiology of Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, and Fallopian Tube Cancers
  2. Screening and Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer - High Risk
  3. Screening and Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer - General Population
  4. Pathology of Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, and Fallopian Tube Cancers
  5. Molecular Biology and Molecular Genetics of Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, and Fallopian Tube Cancers
  6. Primary Surgery for Ovarian Cancer
  7. Adjuvant Treatment for Early Stage Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
  8. Primary Chemotherapy for Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
  9. Decision Making in the Management of Recurrent Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
  10. Secondary Surgery for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
  11. Chemotherapy for Refractory Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
  12. Dose Intensity in the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
  13. Hormonal Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
  14. Malignant Ovarian Germ Cell Tumors
  15. Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors
  16. Ovarian Sarcomas
  17. Borderline Ovarian Tumors
  18. Peritoneal Cancer
  19. Primary Fallopian Tube Cancer

Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

  1. Epidemiology and Molecular Biology and Genetics of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
  2. Management of Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

Complications of Cancer Treatment

  1. Management of Complications of Surgery
  2. Management of Complications of Radiotherapy
  3. Management of Complications of Chemotherapy

Surgical Techniques

  1. Perioperative Care
  2. Lymphatic Mapping of the Female Genital Tract
  3. Vaginal Reconstruction in Pelvic Exenteration
  4. Urinary Conduits in the Practice of Gynecologic Oncology
  5. The Role of Laparoscopy in the Management of Gynecologic Cancers

Symptom Management

  1. Pain Control in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer
  2. Management of Intestinal Obstruction in the Terminal Patient and Management of Ascites
  3. Death and Dying

Life During and After Cancer Treatment: Physical, Psychosocial, and Sexual Health

  1. The Gynecologic Cancer Patient and Her Family
  2. Sexuality and Gynecologic Cancer
  3. Fertility and Gynecologic Cancer
  4. Quality of Life in the Gynecologic Cancer Patient
  5. Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy

Miscellaneous

  1. Investigational Approaches to the Treatment of Gynecologic Cancers
  2. Hereditary Gynecologic Cancer Syndromes
  3. Tumor Markers in the Diagnosis and Management of Gynecologic Cancers
  4. Bioethics
  5. Biostatistics and Clinical Trials
  6. Prevention of Gynecologic Malignancies
  7. Gynecologic Cancer in Pregnancy
  8. Melanoma of the Female Genital Tract
  9. Interventional Radiology in the Management of Gynecologic Cancers
  10. Biologic Therapy of Gynecologic Malignancies
  11. Imaging of Gynecologic Malignancies

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