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New Therapeutic Strategies in Lung Cancers
Benjamin Besse , Solange Peters
editore: Springer International Publishing AG
pagine: 255
This book provides an up-to-date review of current management techniques for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. It addresses all of the latest issues that have been raised by the discovery of oncogenic drivers and the improvement of diagnosis and therapeutic methods, including new radiotherapy techniques and anticancer strategies like immunotherapy. New strategies for patients with molecular alterations and the management of particular types of cases are also highlighted. Written by recognized experts in their field, the book represents a unique and valuable resource in the field of lung cancer, both for those currently in training and for those already in clinical or research practice.
Breast, Endocrine and surgical oncology
Brendon J. Coventry
editore: Springer
pagine: 226
Written by internationally acclaimed specialists, Breast, Endocrine and Surgical Oncology provides pertinent and concise procedure descriptions spanning benign and malignant problems and minimally invasive procedures. Complications are reviewed when appropriate for the organ system and problem, creating a book that is both comprehensive and accessible. Stages of operative approaches with relevant technical considerations are outlined in an easily understandable manner. The text is illustrated throughout by photographs that depict anatomic or technical principles. Forming part of the series, Surgery: Complications, Risks and Consequences, this volume Breast, Endocrine and Surgical Oncology provides a valuable resource for all general surgeons and residents in training. Other healthcare providers will also find this a useful resource.
Practical Management of Complex Cancer Pain
Manohar Sharma
editore: Oxford University Press
pagine: 308
Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
Staging - Treatment - Pathology - Palliation
Gunnar Baatrup
editore: Springer International Publishing AG
pagine: 289
This book is intended as the equivalent of the Swiss Army knife for all members of colorectal cancer (CRC) multidisciplinary teams and those training in the fields of CRC management. It describes how to organize the team and explains the basic principles within the different disciplines involved in the treatment and care of CRC patients. Important, up-to-date knowledge is provided on visualization techniques, surgery, oncological treatment, palliation, and pathology, with special focus on controversies and aspects of interest to all team members. Care has been taken to ensure that each specialty-specific chapter will be approachable for team members from other specialties or professions, thereby facilitating an effective interdisciplinary approach to teamwork. The authors include leading European doctors and scientists who have influenced the development of the multidisciplinary team concept as well as other aspects of high-quality, individualized treatment of CRC patients.
Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas and digestive tract
From surgery to targeted therapies : A Multidisciplinary Approach
Eric Raymond
editore: Springer
pagine: 236
Cutaneous Soft Tissue Tumors
Heinz Kutzner , Luis Requena
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 984
Don't skim the surface of diagnosis; gain in-depth, full-color insight with Cutaneous Soft Tissue Tumors. This succinct, yet meaningful, field guide deconstructs all presentations in one easy-to-read and comprehensive text. With over 2,000 color images right at your fingertips, you'll examine magnified, panoramic, and architectural views of each proliferation, fostering maximum understanding. Add Cutaneous Soft Tissue Tumors to your bookshelf and you'll master the essential skill of histopathological diagnosis to deliver the best courses of treatment for your patients. Key features: including over 2,000 full color images in field atlas format; it includes conventional hematoxylin and eosin stained samples at four different magnifications and panoramic views; it covers all cutaneous soft tissue tumors - common and rare; coverage includes most recent molecular advances of each neoplasm and extensive histopathological micrographs throughout. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: complete content with enhanced navigation; a powerful search tool that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web; cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation; highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text; ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues and quick-reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.
Minimally Invasive Foregut Surgery for Malignancy : Principles and Practice
Steven N. Hochwald
editore: Springer
pagine: 276
Biopsy Interpretation of the Liver
Michael Torbenson
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 544
Exceptional liver disease treatment starts with Biopsy Interpretation of the Liver. A tried-and-true guide for physicians, surgeons, and clinicians, this bench reference promises to keep you informed, skilled, and on the forefront of liver biopsy. Go beyond the superficial, framing each diagnosis in its most common clinical context, alongside clinical recommendations. Don't fall behind in your understanding of biopsy; equip your practice with the tools to effectively diagnose and offer the highest in patient care. Key Features: key differential features of tumors, organized according to diagnostic category; and specific tumors accompanied by high quality photomicrographs and illustrations. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: complete content with enhanced navigation; a powerful search that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web; cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation; highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text; ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues; quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use; over 300 additional images; and 140 question test bank.
Radiation Oncology - A Question Based Review
Borislav Hristov
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John P. Christodouleas
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editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 544
Test and solidify your knowledge of radiation oncology with Radiation Oncology: A Question-Based Review. This book's Q&A format doesn't merely encourage rote memorization, but expounds on most answers' reasoning, background information, and clinical context to foster your complete understanding. Written by top experts, with each chapter authored by at least one resident and one faculty member, Radiation Oncology: A Question-Based Review is the perfect learning tool for students and physicians who are seeking to strengthen their long-term command of radiation oncology. Features: all sites and cancer types currently treated with radiotherapy with an emphasis on treatment recommendations and the evidence behind them; detailed questions on the natural history, epidemiology, diagnosis, staging, and treatment-related side effects for each cancer type; Mnemonics and tables aid understanding and retention; the latest data and most recent studies from the field to reflect current/standard radiation oncology practice; updated appendix of normal tissue tolerance tables follows; and quantec recommendations.
Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: complete content with enhanced navigation; a powerful search tool that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web; cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation; highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text; ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues; quick-reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use; and interactive Q&A bank for self-testing.
Psychopharmacology in Oncology and Palliative Care
A Practical Manual
Luigi Grassi , Riba Michelle
editore: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
pagine: 435
This practical manual presents the main drugs and protocols currently used in the psychopharmacological treatment of psychiatric disorders in cancer and palliative care settings and explores the principal issues involved in such treatment. Significant clinical challenges encountered in the psychopharmacological management of various psychiatric conditions are discussed, covering aspects such as side-effects and drug-drug interactions. Attention is also paid to the emerging theme of adjuvant use of psychotropic drugs for the treatment of symptoms or syndromes not primarily related to psychiatric disorders. In addition, practical suggestions are provided for dealing with special populations, including children and the elderly. The book is designed to be easy to read and to reference, with helpful concise tables and boxes. The authors include some of the most renowned clinicians working in the field of psycho-oncology.
Pediatric Oncology
A Comprehensive Guide
Paul Imbach
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Robert J. Arceci
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editore: Springer International Publishing AG
pagine: 273
This is the third edition of a well-received compendium of information and guidance on the diagnosis and management of the various oncological diseases that are encountered in children and adolescents. In the new edition a chapter on Rare Tumors was added. For each disease entity, fundamental facts are provided that will be relevant for a range of professionals - hospital physicians, specialist nurses, psycho-oncologists, physiotherapists, family doctors and pediatricians. Compared with the first edition all chapters have been updated. Throughout, rapid orientation is ensured by the clear, consistent layout and the concise, lucid style. Pediatric Oncology: A Comprehensive Guide is an excellent, easy-to-use reference that belongs on the shelf of every practitioner who encounters or treats malignancies in the pediatric age group. Pediatric Oncology is teamwork! Fundamental facts for all those involved in diagnosis and management - even social worker, pedagogic teachers, religious care persons.
Eyelid Tumors
Clinical Evaluation and Reconstruction Techniques
Arnab Biswas
editore: Springer, India, Private Ltd
pagine: 294
Eyelid tumors are commonly encountered by oculoplastic as well as plastic surgeons. The challenge of managing these cases lies not only in performing the surgery in a precise manner in small area, but also in ensuring a visually-appealing cosmetic outcome. This is an innovative and concise portable handbook that guides the surgeons on how to approach and manage these cases in a step-by-step manner. Each chapter of this practical guidebook has outstanding illustrations drawn in full color clearly showing each incision line, flap management, suture placement and its technique and the expected cosmetic outcome. When a lid tumor is excised, there is a tissue defect that needs to be corrected. Ophthalmologists and plastic surgeons will find this work an excellent reference material to solve the jigsaw puzzle of tissue defects in and around the periorbital region. Importantly, they can quickly refer to the images just before starting a procedure.
The author has first explained the anatomical aspects and anesthetic techniques for eyelid surgery, followed by review of the benign and malignant tumors, finally describing the flap creation and reconstruction techniques that are currently used in various lid tumors in an organized fashion.
La qualità di vita dopo il cancro. Aggiornamenti teorici e strumenti di intervento nella lungosopravvivenza oncologica
Barbara Muzzatti , Maria Antonietta Annunziata
editore: Il Pensiero Scientifico
pagine: 228
Il volume propone una riflessione multidisciplinare sul fenomeno della lungosopravvivenza oncologica che oggi riguarda un nume
Viruses and Human Cancer
S. David Hudnall
editore: Springer Verlag New York Inc.
pagine: 397
Viruses and Human Cancer provides a comprehensive review of the seven currently known human tumor viruses and their associated cancers with an emphasis on epidemiology, clinicopathologic features, and pathogenesis. Chapters are written by internationally recognized experts and all are generously illustrated with tables, diagrams and photographic images. Viruses and Human Cancer is designed to serve as a concise review of the field of human tumor virology for pathologists, oncologists and infectious disease specialists. It will also be of great value to practicing physicians, residents and clinical fellows in these specialties.
Clinical Problems in Oncology
A Practical Guide to Management
Daniel Lee
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David D. Cunningham
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editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
pagine: 336
Clinical Problems in Oncology: A Practical Guide to Management is an easy-to-use, compact reference with essential, practical information on managing oncological emergencies, as well as the side effects and complications of cancer and its treatment. Because patient responses can vary widely, depending on the type of treatment prescribed, this resource offers medical professionals the specific information they need to improve the evaluation and treatment of cancer patients at the point of care. The compact format includes a wide range of clinical information, from the dose of drugs that would typically be used, through guidance on the practical procedures that are frequently used to treat oncology patients. Some of the book's highlights include: toxicity grading and management, including at-a-glance summaries of the most common toxicities associated with chemotherapy; prescribing guidelines, including how to write up electrolyte replacement properly; information on specialised oncology procedures (such as SIR spheres), and how to manage complications; and, types of vascular access lines and how to check their position, access them and troubleshoot problems.
With an expert team of writers who have contributed materials in their areas of expertise, Clinical Problems in Oncology is an ideal reference for oncologists in training, oncologists in non-training positions, oncology registrars and general practitioners.
Diseases of the Breast
Jay R. Harris
editore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
pagine: 1224
Expand your knowledge of every aspect of breast diseases as a diverse and distinguished group of internationally-recognized experts summarize the current knowledge, including biology and epidemiology, clinical features, and management. Ideal for any clinician seeing patients with breast disease, especially carcinoma of the breast, this full color 5th Edition of the authoritative text in the field is designed to foster the understanding necessary to provide optimal patient care. Features The importance of effective communication between pathologists, breast imagers, medical geneticists, experts in nursing, psycho-social support, and rehabilitation, as well as surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists in providing optimal patient care is demonstrated. The latest major clinical trials are covered, along with the information they provide on early detection and management of breast cancer. Illustrations and tables that emphasize breast imaging, microscopic and gross histology, anatomy, and procedural technique enhance visual understanding. Algorithms on problem management in all aspects of breast disease from benign processes to breast carcinoma inform clinical practice. eBook with content updates is included with purchase New chapters have been added on pathology of in situ carcinomas, prophylactic contralateral mastectomy, implications of obesity in breast cancer, and an overview of survivorship issues To keep perspectives fresh and updated, over one third of the authors are new to this edition
Singer & Monaghan's Cervical and Lower Genital Tract Precancer
Diagnosis and Treatment
Alastair R. S. Deery
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Albert Singer
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editore: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
pagine: 304
The guide to effective practice management of precancerous lesions in cervix and lower genital tract. This third edition contains in-depth examination of the different modalities that contribute to the safe and scientific management of precancerous lesions in the female genital tract. One of the most important is colposcopy which provides an accurate and effective route to their identification. Professor Albert Singer is internationally recognized as a master of colposcopy. His training courses throughout the world are in high demand. In this edition, he has teamed with fellow expert Ashfaq Khan to present a very accessible, authoritative and highly illustrated guide to the power of colposcopy. Practical pictorial guidance to recognizing potentially cancerous abnormalities in the cervix, vagina, and vulva is framed by internationally agreed disease classifications. Consensus guidelines from the US and Europe provide a rigorous platform for management advice. The latest information on HPV, the role of biomarkers, and new methods in diagnosis and treatment are all featured.
Cervical and Lower Genital Tract Precancer is the ideal companion for anyone wishing to incorporate safe and scientific methods of diagnosis and treatment into their clinical practice.
