Update of gynecologic oncology
By: guest editor, Carolyn Y. Muller
Series: Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America -- v. 39, no. 2 (June 2012); Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America -- v. 39, no. 2 (June 2012).
Publisher: Saunders
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781455744206; 9781455739011
Subjects: Female Generative organs; Cancer; HEALTH & FITNESS; Diseases; MEDICAL; Oncology
Description: This issue of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics provides an update in Gynecologic Oncology. Vulvar/Vaginal, cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancer are all covered, along with early detection and screening, and genetics and hereditary risk. There is also an article on trends in cancer care in North America, which discusses cancer care and cost and sustainability as well as practice evloution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America; Copyright Page; Contributors; Table of Contents; Foreword: Gynecologic Oncology; Preface; Chapter 1. Trends in Gynecologic Cancer Care in North America; NORTH AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS: CONTEXTUALIZING CANCER CARE; QUALITY OF CARE; METHODS; RESULTS; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Biologic Therapies and Personalized Medicine in Gynecologic Malignancies; CELL SIGNALING PATHWAYS; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION PATHWAYS; OTHER MOLECULAR TARGETS OF INTEREST; ANTIANGIOGENESIS AGENTS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES.; title: Chapter 3. Advances in Surgical CareHISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; UTERINE CANCER; CERVICAL CANCER; OVARIAN CANCER; ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY IN GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY; VULVAR CANCER; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Hereditary Gynecologic Cancers: Risk Assessment, Counseling, Testing and Management; OVARIAN CANCER; ENDOMETRIAL CANCER; HEREDITARY BREAST/OVARIAN CANCER SYNDROME; THE LYNCH SYNDROME; RARE SYNDROMES THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF GYNECOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; GENETIC RISK EVALUATION AND COUNSELING IN HEREDITARY GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES.; title: Chapter 5. Ovarian Cancer: Screening and Early DetectionSCREENING; DIAGNOSIS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR BIOMARKERS; DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING; PRIMARY TREATMENT; METASTATIC DISEASE; SURGERY FOR GTN; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Vulvar and Vaginal Cancer; VULVAR CANCER; VAGINAL CANCER; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Cervical Cancer; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SCREENING AND PREVENTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGIC SUBTYPES; DIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT; SURVEILLANCE; RECURRENT CERVICAL CANCER DISEASE; PALLIATIVE CARE.; title: MANAGEMENT DURING PREGNANCYINVASIVE CERVICAL CANCER FOUND AFTER SIMPLE HYSTERECTOMY; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. Endometrial Cancer; DIAGNOSIS; STAGING; SURGICAL PROCEDURE FOR ENDOMETRIAL CANCER; RISK STRATIFICATION AND ADJUVANT THERAPY; CHEMOTHERAPY; MOLECULAR THERAPIES FOR ENDOMETRIAL CANCER; SUMMARY; CLINICAL UPDATE; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Epithelial Ovarian Cancer; PATHOLOGY AND STAGING; CAUSES; SCREENING; CLINICAL PRESENTATION; ADJUVANT TREATMENT; NEW MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; POSTTREATMENT SURVEILLANCE; RECURRENCE; REFERENCES.; title: Chapter 11. What is Integrative Oncology and Can It Help My Patients?WHY DOES QUALITY OF LIFE MATTER AND HOW CAN I IMPROVE IT?; WHO IS USING INTEGRATIVE MODALITIES, WHAT ARE THEY USING, AND ARE THEY SAFE?; WHAT INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES ARE THERE EVIDENCE FOR? LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION: DIET, EXERCISE, AND STRESS MANAGEMENT; WHAT INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES ARE THERE EVIDENCE FOR? SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Index.