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Rare Cancers, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 26-6
  • November 8, 2012
  • Guy D. Eslick
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Topics include: Rare Cancers; Mast Cell Leukemia; Uveal Melanoma; Esthesioneuroblastoma; Parathyroid Carcinoma; Thymoma/Thymic Carcinoma; Mesothelioma; Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST); Uterine Sarcoma; Cancer of the Appendix; Urethral Cancer; Anal Cancer; and Merkel Cell Carcinoma.

Year Book of Oncology 2012

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 2012
  • October 26, 2012
  • Robert J. Arceci
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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The Year Book of Oncology brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in oncology, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! Topics include Supportive Care, Breast Cancer, Gynecologic Cancers, Genitourinary Cancers, Hematologic Malignancies, Thoracic Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer and Cancer Biology. The Year Book of Oncology is available annually in November.

Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer, An Issue of Urologic Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 39-4
  • October 22, 2012
  • Adam S. Kibel
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer is advanced disease that has stopped responding to hormone therapy. This issue of the Urologic Clinics focuses on the various forms of therapy including immunotherapy, first line chemotherapy, and novel targeted agents. Articles on defining the diseae and palliative care are also included.

Non-CML Myeloproliferative Diseases, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 26-5
  • October 8, 2012
  • Ross Levine
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Topics include: Clinical Predictors of Outcome in MPNs; Molecular pathogenesis of MPNs; Disordered signaling in MPNs; Role of TET2/ASXL1 in MPN Pathogenesis; Pathogenesis and treatment of systemic mastocytosis; Role of additional novel therapies in MPNs; Role of novel mutations in MPN pathogenesis and outcome; Role of JAK inhibitors in MPN treatment; Animal Models of MPNs; and Role of Germline Genetic Factors in MPN Pathogenesis.

Treatment of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 21-4
  • October 5, 2012
  • Jesus Esquivel
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue of the Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Dr. Jesus Esquivel, will focus on the current status and future directions of the treatment of the most common peritoneal surface malignancies: appendix cancer, colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer, gastric cancer, and peritoneal mesothelioma. This issue will also outline some of the most common issues that arise regarding cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), such as pharmacokinetic rationale of heat and intraperitoneal chemotherapy, HIPEC techniques and safety considerations, how to start a peritoneal surface malignancy program, anesthesia considerations during cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC, patient selection for cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC, and the role of dystemic chemotherapy in the management of peritoneal surface malignancies of appendiceal and colorectal origin.

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

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 21-3
  • June 6, 2012
  • Clifford Ko
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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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.

Management of Gastric Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 21-1
  • December 15, 2011
  • Neal Wilkinson
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, Guest Edited by Neal Wilkinson, MD, is devoted to the Management of Gastric Cancer.  Articles in this issue will focus on Epidemiology; Genetics and Prophylactic Surgery; Endoscopic Diagnosis & Staging; Gastric Stromal Tumors (GIST); Management of Early Stage Gastric Cancer; Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR); Tailored Lymphadenectomy; Laparoscopic Resection Gastric Cancer - Western Experience; Gastric Cancer - Eastern Experience; Update of Gastric Cancer Clinical Trials; Preoperative and Postoperative Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer; and Phase I and II Clinical Trials.

Year Book of Oncology 2011

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 2011
  • November 1, 2011
  • Robert J. Arceci
  • English
  • Hardback
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  • eBook
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Hematologic Disorders in Pregnancy,An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 25-2
  • April 21, 2011
  • Jean Connors
  • English
  • Hardback
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Dr. Connors has provided comprehensive coverage of the pregnant patient with hematologic disorders--from management in early pregnancy to delivery. Hematologic disorders covered include anemia, myeloproliferative disorders, von Willebrand disease, leukemia and lymphoma, thrombochytopenia, and thrombophilia. Other important topics in this issue include anesthesia in the pregnant patient with a hematologic disorder as well as transfusion medicine.  

Ablative Procedures in Surgical Oncology, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 20-2
  • March 22, 2011
  • Steven A. Curley
  • English
  • Hardback
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This issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics, Guest Edited by Dr. Steven Curley, presents various articles on the subject of Ablative Procedures. Articles include: The History of Ablation; Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC); RFA of Colorectal Cancer; RFA of Neuroendocrine Metastases; Basic Science Research; Ablation Kidney Lesions; High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU); Microwave Coagulation; Ablation of Bone Metastases; Ablation Breast; Ablation Lung Lesions; and Planning and Follow-up After Ablation.