Editors:
- 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.
Part of the book series: MD Anderson Cancer Care Series (MDCCS, volume 5)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Gynecologic cancer includes cancer of the female lower genital tract: vagina, vulva, cervix, endometrium, uterus, and ovaries.
Gynecologic Cancer is the fourth volume in the M.D. Anderson Cancer Care Series, featuring the current standard approach to gynecologic cancer care from the experts at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Designed for the practicing oncologist, this clinical guidebook allows for quick, authoritative access to the latest and best multimodality therapies. Topics covered in this volume include primary prevention and early detection, preinvasive diseases of female lower genital tract, pathology and imaging of gynecologica malignancies, treatment of vaginal, cervical, endometrial, uterine cancers. Discussions also address fertility-sparing options for treatment of women with gynecologica cancers as well as sexuality in women with gyn malignancies. Each of the 20 chapters ends with an up-to-date list of suggested readings, as well as "key practice points" highlighting the most principles and practices of each chapter for at-a-glance reference. More than 80 illustrations complement the text. 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.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
Patricia J. Eifel
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Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
David M. Gershenson
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Department of Gynecologic Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
John J. Kavanagh
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Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
Elvio G. Silva
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gynecologic Cancer
Editors: Patricia J. Eifel, David M. Gershenson, John J. Kavanagh, Elvio G. Silva
Series Title: MD Anderson Cancer Care Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28796-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-28794-2Published: 21 December 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-28796-6Published: 19 April 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 312
Number of Illustrations: 61 b/w illustrations
Topics: Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Gynecology