Overview
- Presents state-of-the-art knowledge of biology, genetics, staging, and treatment
- Attention to outcomes and quality of life of survivors
- Provides the most current examination of US and European clinical trials
- Covers medical, surgical, and radiation therapies
- Written by key international opinion leaders
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Current Clinical Oncology (CCO)
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Reviews
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“Serve as an excellent resource on the multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer. … The international background of the authors brings immense value to this book. … The chapters are uniformly well-written, clear, and lucid. … This book will be of particular interest to radiation oncologists. … an outstanding source of clinically relevant information on the management of rectal cancer. … relevant for specialists in gastrointestinal oncology, but will also be very useful and accessible for all clinicians and trainees in surgical, medical, and radiation oncology.” (Prajnan Das, International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Vol. 79 (4), March, 2011)
“The book deals with the approaches to the patients suffering from rectal carcinoma. The authors analyse precisely all of the problems referring to … rectal carcinoma. They do not deviate from the main topic which makes the book coherent and keeps reader’s attention. There have been used up-to-date information based on facts and clinical evaluation of different studies. … can be considerably helpful to doctors searching for the complex data about rectal cancer and to the specialists who deal with rectal carcinoma therapy.” (V. Usakova and J. Usak, Neoplasma, March, 2011)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rectal Cancer
Book Subtitle: International Perspectives on Multimodality Management
Editors: Brian G. Czito, Christopher G. Willett
Series Title: Current Clinical Oncology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-567-5
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-60761-566-8Published: 05 August 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61779-695-1Published: 13 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-60761-567-5Published: 29 July 2010
Series ISSN: 2364-1134
Series E-ISSN: 2364-1142
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 316
Topics: Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Imaging / Radiology, Colorectal Surgery, Radiotherapy