Gynecologic Cancer
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Beschreibung
The treatment of gynecologic cancers at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has a long history of multidisciplinary cooperation. Gynecologic Cancer, the fifth volume in the M. D. Anderson Cancer Care Series, details M. D. Anderson’s approach to the care of women with gynecologic cancers. Written for physicians, the book emphasizes the day-to-day aspects of practice, minimizing extensive literature review and approaches not yet incorporated into routine practice.
In 17 comprehensive yet concise chapters, M. D. Anderson faculty describe their approaches to the treatment of endometrial, ovarian, and cervical cancers, as well as preinvasive gynecologic diseases, vaginal and vulvar cancers, uterine sarcomas, and rare ovarian malignancies. In addition to the discussions of individual disease sites, the book contains chapters on prevention, pathology, imaging, fertility-sparing options, quality of life issues, including sexual functioning, and palliative care. Each chapter includes a list of suggested readings and key practice points that highlight the most important principles presented.
This thorough, practical volume, which includes more than 60 photographs and line drawings, is an essential clinical guide for oncologists, surgeons, and all physicians involved in the care of patients with gynecologic cancers.
Designed for the practicing oncologist, this clinical guidebook allows or quick, authoritative access to the latest and best multimodality therapies. Topics covered in this volume include primary prevention and early detection of gynecologic cancers, pathology and imaging of gynecologic malignancies, treatment of early cervical cancer, uterine sarcomas, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, fertility-sparing options for treatment of women with gynecologica cancers, and more.
This thorough, practical volume is the essential clinical guide for the oncologists, surgeons, and all physicians involved in the care of patients with gynecologic cancer. Gynecologic Cancer allows quick, authoritative access to the latest and best multimodality therapies, including primary prevention, early detection, preinvasive diseases of female lower genital tract, pathology and imaging of gynecologica malignancies, treatment of vaginal, cervical, endometrial, uterine cancers. Fertility-sparing options for treatment of women with gynecological cancers as well as sexuality in women with gyn malignancies is addressed. Each chapter provides an up-to-date list of suggested readings and "key practice points" highlighting the most principles and practices for at-a-glance reference.
Autor*in
Patricia J. Eifel
Themen in »Gynecologic Cancer«
Uterus cancer endometrium fertility imaging ovarian cancer pathology prevention surgery surgical oncology