Colorectal Cancer: Diagnosis and Clinical Management provides colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists with an authoritative, practical guide to best practice in the diagnosis and clinical management of colorectal cancer. Covering all forms of treatment including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, it examines the various new and emerging therapies, new strategies for screening and prevention, as well as the latest guidance on the most challenging and controversial aspects of managing colorectal cancer. The authors present important information on: * Controversies in…mehr
Colorectal Cancer: Diagnosis and Clinical Management provides colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists with an authoritative, practical guide to best practice in the diagnosis and clinical management of colorectal cancer. Covering all forms of treatment including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, it examines the various new and emerging therapies, new strategies for screening and prevention, as well as the latest guidance on the most challenging and controversial aspects of managing colorectal cancer. The authors present important information on: * Controversies in adjuvant chemotherapy * Long versus short course radiotherapy * Minimally invasive surgery and robotics * Radical colonic resection Each chapter contains key points, tips and tricks and clinical case studies to aid rapid browsing and knowledge of the basic principles, while self-assessment questions allow readers to test their clinical knowledge. With leading international surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists combining to offer their considerable wealth of expertise and knowledge, Colorectal Cancer is a well-balanced, indispensable resource for all those involved in colorectal cancer management. Titles of Related Interest Practical Colonoscopy Waye ISBN: 9780470670583 Handbook of Gastrointestinal Cancer Jankowski ISBN: 978-0-470-65624-2 Website www.wiley.com/go/gastro
John H. Scholefield, FRCS, ChM, Head, Division of GI Surgery & Professor of Surgery, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, Associate Professor & Associate Medical Director, Colorectal Center, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Inhaltsangabe
Contributors, vii
Part 1 Diagnosis
1 Epidemiology, 3 Mala Pande & Marsha L. Frazier
2 Screening for colorectal cancer, 27 Robert JC Steele & Paula MacDonald
6 ExtraLevator AbdominoPerineal Excision (ELAPE) for advancedlow rectal cancer, 104 Brendan J. Moran & Timothy J. Moore
7 Neoadjuvant therapy without surgery for early stage rectalcancer?, 126 Thomas D. Pinkney & Simon P. Bach
8 Minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer and robotics,150 David Jayne & Gregory Taylor
9 Surgery for anal cancer, 163 John H. Scholefield
Part 4 Oncology
10 Controversies in adjuvant chemotherapy, 179 Stephen Staal, Karen Daily & Carmen Allegra
11 Long- versus short-course radiotherapy for rectal cancer,200 Manisha Palta, Christopher G. Willett & Brian G.Czito
12 More treatment is not necessarily better - limitedoptions for chemotherapeutic radiosensitization, 218 Daedong Kim
13 Controversies in advanced disease - surgical approachesfor metastatic resection, 227 Amanda B. Cooper, Thomas A. Aloia, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey &Steven A. Curley
14 Controversies in chemotherapy in advanced colorectal cancer,243 Ludmila Katherine Martin & Tanios Bekaii-Saab
Part 5 Outcomes
15 What is the role of surveillance for colorectal cancer?,263 Daedong Kim
Part 6 Vignettes
16 The young patient with colorectal cancer - geneticcounseling discussion, 275 Sarah Bannon, Maureen E. Mork & Miguel A.Rodriguez-Bigas
17 Best practices of supportive care while receivingchemotherapy, 286 Maura Polansky
18 Palliative care vignettes, 292 Jenny Wei & Egidio Del Fabbro
6 ExtraLevator AbdominoPerineal Excision (ELAPE) for advancedlow rectal cancer, 104 Brendan J. Moran & Timothy J. Moore
7 Neoadjuvant therapy without surgery for early stage rectalcancer?, 126 Thomas D. Pinkney & Simon P. Bach
8 Minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer and robotics,150 David Jayne & Gregory Taylor
9 Surgery for anal cancer, 163 John H. Scholefield
Part 4 Oncology
10 Controversies in adjuvant chemotherapy, 179 Stephen Staal, Karen Daily & Carmen Allegra
11 Long- versus short-course radiotherapy for rectal cancer,200 Manisha Palta, Christopher G. Willett & Brian G.Czito
12 More treatment is not necessarily better - limitedoptions for chemotherapeutic radiosensitization, 218 Daedong Kim
13 Controversies in advanced disease - surgical approachesfor metastatic resection, 227 Amanda B. Cooper, Thomas A. Aloia, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey &Steven A. Curley
14 Controversies in chemotherapy in advanced colorectal cancer,243 Ludmila Katherine Martin & Tanios Bekaii-Saab
Part 5 Outcomes
15 What is the role of surveillance for colorectal cancer?,263 Daedong Kim
Part 6 Vignettes
16 The young patient with colorectal cancer - geneticcounseling discussion, 275 Sarah Bannon, Maureen E. Mork & Miguel A.Rodriguez-Bigas
17 Best practices of supportive care while receivingchemotherapy, 286 Maura Polansky
18 Palliative care vignettes, 292 Jenny Wei & Egidio Del Fabbro
Index, 299
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