Translational Cancer Research for Surgeons, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

Translational Cancer Research for Surgeons, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics
Author: William G. Cance
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2013-09-19
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323227449

This issue of the Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Dr. William G. Cance, is devoted to Translational Cancer Research for Surgeons. Translational Cancer research aims to move bench research to the bedside by applying basic science toward potential therapies. This issue will present the concepts of translational research and development of targeted therapeutics, and its implications for surgeons. It will show clinical applications for surgeons regarding sarcoma/GIST, melanoma, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and endocrine cancer.

Translational Cancer Research for Surgeons, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

Translational Cancer Research for Surgeons, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics
Author: William G. Cance
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2013-10-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323227457

This issue of the Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Dr. William G. Cance, is devoted to Translational Cancer Research for Surgeons. Translational Cancer research aims to move bench research to the bedside by applying basic science toward potential therapies. This issue will present the concepts of translational research and development of targeted therapeutics, and its implications for surgeons. It will show clinical applications for surgeons regarding sarcoma/GIST, melanoma, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, and endocrine cancer.

Practical Radiation Oncology for Surgeons, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

Practical Radiation Oncology for Surgeons, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics
Author: Christopher G. Willett
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2013-07-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455776157

This issue of the Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America is devoted to Practical Radiation Oncology and is Guest Edited by Dr. Christopher Willett. Articles in this issue include: Radiotherapy After Mastectomy; Contemporary Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer; Image Guided Brachytherapy: An Update for Gynecologic Surgeons; Radiation Therapy in the Current Management of Anal and Rectal Cancer; Novel Approaches to Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Hepatic Metastases Using Thermal Ablation and Thermosensitive Liposomes; Contemporary Integration of Radiation Oncology with Surgery as Combined Modality Treatment; Chemoradiation Therapy: Localized Esophageal, Gastric, and Pancreatic Cancer; Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Primary and Metastatic Pulmonary Malignancies; Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery for Tumors of the Central Nervous System; Practical Radiation Oncology for Extremity Sarcomas; Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer; and Present and Future Innovations in Radiation Oncology.

Treatment of Colorectal Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Treatment of Colorectal Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America
Author: Nancy Baxter
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2014-01-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323264158

This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America is devoted to the treatment of Colorectal Cancer. Editors Nancy Baxter, MD and Marcus Burnstein, MD have assembled some of the top experts in the field to review this important topic.Articles in this issue include: Colonoscopy: What are we missing?; Imaging in rectal cancer: MRI vs. ERUS; Local Excision for Rectal Cancer; Controversies in Neo-adjuvant treatment for rectal cancer; Management of the complete response; Controversies in laparoscopy for CRC; Colon resection – is standard technique adequate?; Quality Assurance in CRC surgery; Controversies in Abdomino-perineal resection; Functional Consequences of CRC management; Timing of adjuvant therapy for CRC; and Management of Stage IV disease.

Outcomes Research in Surgical Oncology, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

Outcomes Research in Surgical Oncology, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics
Author: Clifford Ko
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2012-07-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455747726

In this issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Guest Editor Clifford Ko, MD has assembled the top experts concerning Outcomes Research in Oncology. Topics in this issue will include: Currently Available Quality Initiatives in Surgical Oncology; Variation in Mortality After High Risk Cancer Surgery: Failure to Rescue; Readmission as a Quality Measure Following High Risk Cancer Surgery; Randomized Controlled Trials in Surgical Oncology: Where Do We Stand?; Lymph Node Staging in GI Malignancies; Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Cancer Care; Patient Safety in Surgical Oncology: Perspective from the Operating Room; Value Based Health Care: A Surgical Oncologist Perspective; Monitoring the Delivery of Cancer Care: Commission on Cancer and National Cancer Data Base; Prediction Tools in Surgical Oncology; Collaboration With the Community Cancer Center: Benefit for All; and Evaluating the Appropriateness of Cancer Care in the United States.

Multidisciplinary Care of the Cancer Patient , An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

Multidisciplinary Care of the Cancer Patient , An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics
Author: Gregory A. Masters
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2013-04-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455773638

This issue of the Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Dr. Greg Masters, will highlight the multi-disciplinary approach to a variety of common malignancies, focusing on how surgical oncologists work together with medical oncologists and radiation oncologists to provide the most up-to-date management for many different malignancies. It will focus on the latest data from updates in basic science and clinical trials, including the importance of new technology and surgical techniques, new radiation techniques and the latest in chemotherapy, biologic, and targeted drug development in the multidisciplinary care of cancer patients.

Breast Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Breast Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America
Author: Lisa Newman
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2014-07-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 032331192X

This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America is devoted to "Breast Cancer" and is edited by Lisa Newman, MD, of the University of Michigan. Expert authors in this issue review this topic in articles such as: Applications for Breast MRI; Lobular Neoplasia; Epidemiology of Breast Cancer; Percutaneous Ablation of Breast Tumors; Triple Negative Breast Cancer and the Basal Breast Cancer Subtype; Molecular Profiling of Breast Cancer; Surgical Leadership and Standardization of Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Care; Neoadjuvant/Primary Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer; Management of the Clinically Node-Negative Axilla in Patients with Primary and Locally-Recurrent Breast Cancer; Management of the Axilla in Patients with Node-Positive Breast Cancer; Prophylactic Bilateral Mastectomy and Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy; Advances in Reconstruction of Mastectomy and Lumpectomy Defects; Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy; and Breast Cancer Disparities.

Laparoscopic Approaches in Oncology, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

Laparoscopic Approaches in Oncology, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics
Author: James W. Fleshman
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2013-01-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1455747734

This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics devoted to Laparoscopic Approaches in Oncology is Guest Edited by Dr. James Fleshman from the Washington University in St Louis, Missouri. Article topics in this issue include: Lap Colectomy for Colon Cancer; Lap Proctectomy for Rectal Cancer; Lap Resection of Liver for Cancer; Lap Pancreatectomy; Lap Whipple for Pancreatic Cancer; Lap Gastrectomy; Lap Adrenalectomy; Lap Nephrectomy; Lap Prostatectomy; Laparoscopic Robotic Thyroidectomy; and VATS for Lung Cancer.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Author: Yujin Hoshida
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2019-08-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030215407

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current limitations and unmet needs in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. It also provides newly emerging concepts, approaches, and technologies to address challenges. Topics covered include changing landscape of HCC etiologies in association with health disparities, framework of clinical management algorithm, new and experimental modalities of HCC diagnosis and prognostication, multidisciplinary treatment options including rapidly evolving molecular targeted therapies and immune therapies, multi-omics molecular characterization, and clinically relevant experimental models. The book is intended to assist collaboration between the diverse disciplines and facilitate forward and reverse translation between basic and clinical research by providing a comprehensive overview of relevant areas, covering epidemiological trend and population-level patient management strategies, new diagnostic and prognostic tools, recent advances in the standard care and novel therapeutic approaches, and new concepts in pathogenesis and experimental approaches and tools, by experts and opinion leaders in their respective fields. By thoroughly and concisely covering whole aspects of HCC care, Hepatocellular Carcinoma serves as a valuable reference for multidisciplinary readers, and promotes the development of personalized precision care strategies that lead to substantial improvement of disease burden and patient prognosis in HCC.

Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America
Author: Timothy M Pawlik
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2014-04-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323290191

This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America is devoted to "Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors" and is edited by Timothy Pawlik, MD, of the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Expert authors in this issue review this topic in articles such as: Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Biliary Tract Tumors and Primary Liver Tumors; Imaging of the Patient with a Biliary Tract or Primary Liver Tumor; Percutaneous and Endoscopic Approaches to Biliary Tract Tumors and Primary Liver Tumors; Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma; Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma; Distal Cholangiocarcinoma; Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Staging of Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors; Intra-arterial Therapies: Primary Liver Tumors; Radiotherapy: Primary Liver Tumors; Systemic and Targeted Therapy; and Palliation: Treating Patients with Inoperable Biliary Tract and Primary Liver Tumors.