Ovarian Cancer
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Ovarian Cancer
（Atlas of clinical oncology）
B C Decker, 2003
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancies in the Western world. While substantial progress has been made, and more and more patients are living longer with the disease, the majority of patients with advanced ovarian cancer are not cured. Ovarian Cancer, a volume in the American Cancer Society Atlas of Clinical Oncology series, thoroughly discusses pathology, biology, epidemiology, genetics and screening. Specific chapters examine diagnosis and staging, surgical cytoreduction, and primary chemotherapy regimens. Renowned contributors lend their expertise to chapters on radiation therapy, early stage management, palliative surgery, and developmental and high-dose chemotherapy. Germ cell tumors and ovarian sex cord-stroma tumors are also examined. In addition, the text outlines the major progress made in the understanding of the biology of ovarian cancer and the molecular genetics of the disease. The majority of this atlas' authors are involved in the NCI-sponsored Specialized Programs in Research Excellence (SPORE) Program in Ovarian Cancer.
Table of Contents
: 1. Screening of Ovarian Cancer 2. Epidemiology/Risk Factors 3. Genetics of Ovarian Cancer 4. Diagnosis and Staging 5. Surgical Debulking 6. Primary Chemotherapy Regimens 7. Second-Line Chemotherapy 8. Biology of Ovarian Cancer 9. Germ Cell Tumors 10. Stromal Ovarian Tumors 11. Early Stage Ovarian Cancer 12. Advanced Stage Ovarian Cancer 13. Pathology of Ovarian Cancer 14. Biological/Vaccine/Gene Therapy in Ovarian Cancer 15. Radiation Oncology in Ovarian Cancer 16. Experimental Chemotherapy of Ovarian Cancer
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