Actions for Gastrointestinal oncology
Gastrointestinal oncology / edited by James L. Abbruzzese [and others].
- Published
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 919 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Additional Creators
- Abbruzzese, James L.
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- Contents
- Contents -- Contributors -- PART I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES -- 1. Epidemiological Principles for the Study of Gastrointestinal Cancers -- 2. Prevention and Screening Principles Relevant to Gastrointestinal Malignancies -- 3. The Role of Inheritance in the Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Malignancies -- 4. Developmental Biology of the Gastrointestinal Tract -- 5. General Pathobiological Features of Gastrointestinal Neoplasia -- 6. Therapeutic Principles of Gastrointestinal Neoplasia: Surgery, 7. Therapeutic Principles of Gastrointestinal Neoplasia: Radiation Oncology8. Therapeutic Principles of Gastrointestinal Neoplasia: Chemotherapy -- 9. Therapeutic Principles of Gastrointestinal Neoplasia: Emerging Therapies: Vaccines -- 10. Therapeutic Principles of Gastrointestinal Neoplasia: Emerging Therapies: Gene Therapy -- 11. Therapeutic Principles of Gastrointestinal Neoplasia: Emerging Therapies: Antiangiogenic and Antimetastatic Agents -- PART II: MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC NEOPLASMS -- 1. Cancer of the Esophagus, 12. Epidemiology and Molecular Epidemiology of Esophageal Cancer13. Molecular Biology of Esophageal Cancer -- 14. Pathology and Natural History of Esophageal Cancer -- 15. Clinical Aspects and Management of Esophageal Carcinoma: Diagnostic and Staging Procedures -- 16. Clinical Aspects and Management of Esophageal Carcinoma: Management Options: Potentially Resectable Esophageal Cancer -- 17. Clinical Aspects and Management of Esophageal Carcinoma: Management Options: Locally Advanced Unresectable Esophageal Cancer, ""18. Clinical Aspects and Management of Metastatic Carcinoma of the Esophagus and Gastroesophageal Junction""""19. Barrett�s Esophagus: Molecular Biology and Pathobiology""; ""20. Barrett�s Esophagus: Clinical Aspects and Management""; ""2. Cancer of the Stomach""; ""21. Epidemiology and Molecular Epidemiology of Gastric Cancer""; ""22. Molecular Biology of Gastric Cancer""; ""23. Pathology and Natural History of Gastric Cancer""; ""24. Clinical Aspects and Management of Gastric Carcinoma: Diagnostic and Staging Procedures"", and 25. Clinical Aspects and Management of Gastric Carcinoma: Management Options: Potentially Resectable Gastric Cancer26. Locally Advanced Unresectable Gastric Cancer -- 27. Management Options: Metastatic Gastric Carcinoma -- 3. Cancer of the Pancreas -- 28. Epidemiology and Molecular Epidemiology of Pancreatic Cancer -- 29. Molecular Biology of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma -- 30. Pathology and Natural History of Pancreatic Cancer -- 31. Clinical Aspects and Management of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Diagnostic and Staging Procedures
- Summary
- In 74 chapters, Gastrointestinal Oncology brings together a diverse group of specialists to provide the most authoritative, up-to-date and encyclopedic volume currently available on the subject. The first part of this text introduces a series of concepts and topics that are important to gastrointestinal malignancies in general. These topics include epidemiologic principles, prevention, screening, familial GI cancers, developmental and molecular biology, pathobiology, general therapeutic principles, emerging therapies, and palliative care. The second part of the book covers each of the specific cancers affecting the human gastrointestinal tract. These chapters are introduced by state of the art discussions outlining our current understanding of the pathobiology and molecular biology relevant to each cancer. Subsequent sections describe the multidisciplinary management of specific clinical situations. By organizing the treatment-related chapters around clinical scenarios, the reader will readily find the information necessary to effectively manage the complex clinical situations encountered by patients with gastrointestinal malignancies.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 1423763505 (electronic bk.)
9781423763505 (electronic bk.)
1280473053
9781280473050 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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