Overview
- Provides detailed and up-to-date information on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of gynecological cancers
- Discusses the diagnosis and treatment of gynecological cancers, including ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, cervical cancer, vaginal cancer, and vulvar cancer
- Provides an overview of the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying the formation and progression of gynecological cancers
- Discusses cutting-edge bio-molecular approaches to cancer therapy
- Offers an up-to-date molecular and therapeutic link, facilitating the collaboration between the basic, translational, and clinical services
- Discusses the racial/ethnic disparities in screening, treatment, and survival?
- Written for research and clinical oncologists, translational cancer scientists, medical and biomedical students
Part of the book series: Current Clinical Oncology (CCO)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Epigenetic Mechanisms in Gynecological Cancers
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Current Standard of Care for the Treatment of Gynecological Tumors
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Gynecological Cancers: New Therapies, Drug Development, and Challenges
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Fertility Preservation in the Setting of Malignant Disease
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Gynecological Cancer Screening, Treatment and Survival
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About this book
Gynecological Cancers: Genetic and Epigenetic Targets and Drug Development also discusses the racial and ethnic disparities in the treatment of gynecological cancers through cost effective modalities like single visit screening and diagnosis, well women clinics, and mobile clinics. Written and edited by leaders in the field, this volume within the Current Clinical Oncology series is an indispensable resource for today’s practicing oncologist.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Temple University
Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center of Biotechnology
Department of Biology
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Marcella Macaluso, PhD
Associate Professor
Temple University
Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Center of Biotechnology
Department of Biology
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gynecological Cancers
Book Subtitle: Genetic and Epigenetic Targets and Drug Development
Editors: Antonio Giordano, Marcella Macaluso
Series Title: Current Clinical Oncology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32907-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-32905-5Published: 26 July 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81395-0Published: 31 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-32907-9Published: 12 July 2016
Series ISSN: 2364-1134
Series E-ISSN: 2364-1142
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 173
Number of Illustrations: 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oncology, Gynecology