Editors:
- First textbook to describe the biological complexities of breast cancer in a way that is relevant to the radiation oncologist
- Covers a range of important emerging issues
- Offers practical treatment recommendations based on available clinical evidence
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Medical Radiology (MEDRAD)
Part of the book sub series: Radiation Oncology (Med Radiol Radiat Oncol)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This is the first textbook of its kind devoted to describing the biological complexities of breast cancer in a way that is relevant to the radiation oncologist. Radiation Oncology has long treated breast cancer as a single biological entity, with all treatment decisions being based on clinical and pathologic risk factors. We are now beginning to understand that biological subtypes of breast cancer may have different risks of recurrence as well as different intrinsic sensitivity to radiotherapy. Multi-gene arrays that have for years been used to predict the risk of distant recurrence and the value of systemic chemotherapy may also have utility in predicting the risk of local recurrence. Additionally, the targeted agents used to treat breast cancer may interact with radiotherapy in ways that can be beneficial or undesirable. All of these emerging issues are extensively discussed in this book, and practical evidence-based treatment recommendations are presented whenever possible.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA
Jonathan Strauss
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Division of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Chicago, USA
William Small
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Dept. Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA
Gayle E. Woloschak
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Breast Cancer Biology for the Radiation Oncologist
Editors: Jonathan Strauss, William Small, Gayle E. Woloschak
Series Title: Medical Radiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31220-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-31219-9Published: 02 June 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52074-1Published: 01 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-31220-5Published: 04 May 2015
Series ISSN: 0942-5373
Series E-ISSN: 2197-4187
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 90
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Radiotherapy, Oncology