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SPRINGER PUBLISHING COMPANY Gynecologic Oncology Handbook by Michelle Benoit M. Yvette Williams-Brown Creighton L. Edwards
Now in its second edition, Gynecologic Oncology Handbook: An Evidence-Based Clinical Guide has been thoroughly updated to include the latest advances in surgical techniques, chemotherapy protocols, AJCC 8th Edition staging criteria, and much more. This current edition contains illustrations that reinforce key concepts, algorithms for diagnostic techniques, and tables to guide you in optimal disease management.The handbook covers the spectrum of gynecologic oncology from seminal studies to guide the oncologist, to the essential workup for the Obstetrician/Gynecologist and related clinician. This handbook can be carried by the practitioner on the ward or in the clinic. It includes necessary details on gynecologic cancer screening and treatment regimens for preinvasive disease, to staging and management of all the gynecologic cancers such as cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, vulvar cancer, vaginal cancer, and gestational trophoblastic disease. It highlights evidence-based best practices for managing these cancers, hereditary cancer syndromes, for surgical care, and for all adjuvant therapies including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapies, and immunotherapies. Detailed sections on survivorship care, palliative care, as well as managing reproductive function and other comorbid medical conditions make this a 'one-stop shop' for navigating all clinical aspects and effects of gynecologic cancer.Featuring new and important clinical study references, medical comorbidity algorithms, directed gynecologic cancer workups and treatments, numerous tables and easy-to-reference illustrations, the Gynecologic Oncology Handbook, Second Edition is the ultimate quick reference for the clinical management of all gynecologic malignancies and related conditions.Key Features:Covers all fundamentals of gynecologic oncology including workup, staging, surgical management, chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatment, comorbidity diagnosis and management, and background study dataProvides Gynecologic Oncology Referral Parameters, Performance Status Scales, Adverse Event Grading, RECIST evaluation criteria, chemotherapy protocols, statistics, and other useful formulas. Includes clinical study references, medical comorbidity algorithms, directed workups, and treatment guidelines PrefaceForewordHelen Q. KivnickSection 1: Understanding Grandparenthood1. Theoretical Approaches to GrandparentingKatherine R. Allen, Angela C. Henderson, and Michelle M. Murray2. Research Methods and GrandparentingJoyce Weil and Angela Nancy Mendoza3. From the Classic to the Third Demographic Transition: Grandparenting across Three Cohorts in the U.S.Luoman Bao and Feinian Chen4. Grandparent-grandchild Relationships: A Proposed Mutuality Model with a Focus on Young Children and AdolescentsEva Kahana, Boaz Kahana, Timothy Goler, and Jeffery Kahana5. Growing Old and Growing Up: Grandparents and their Adult Grandchildren in the Context of Mutigenerational RelationshipsMerril Silverstein6. Divorce and StepgrandparenthoodLawrence Ganong, Caroline Sanner, and Marilyn Coleman7. Grandfathers: Are their Roles Changing and is this Having on Impact on Grandchildren?Ann BuchananSection 2: Grandparents and Diversity8. Grandparenthood and Sexual OrientationChristine A. Fruhauf, Kristin Scherrer, and Nancy A. Orel9. Grandparents Raising their GrandchildrenBert Hayslip Jr. and Christine A. Fruhauf10. Grandparents in Changing Times: Negotiating Gender Across GenerationsAmanda E. Barnett and Ingrid A. ConnidisSection 3: Difficulties and Strengths in Grandparenting11. Grandparents and HealthJeremy B. Yorgason and Melanie S. Hill12. Grandparenthood: Clinical Issues and InterventionsMegan L. Dolbin-MacNab, Bradford D. Stucki, and Jameson E. Natwick13. Resilience, Resourcefulness, and GrandparentingCarol M. Musil, Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, Sarah E. Givens, Christina Henrich, McKenzie Wallace, Alexandra Jeanblanc, and Christopher J. Burant14. Clinical Intervention of Grandfamilies in a Rural Setting: A Special CaseRobert J. Maiden15. Grandparents and GriefAndrea C. Walker16. Grandparenting when Grandchildren are not PresentShannon E. Jarrott, Shelbie G. Turner, Jill J. Naar, and Aaron M. OgletreeSection 4: Cultural/Societal Aspects of Grandparenting17. Grandparents and Social PolicyCarole B. Cox18. Grandparents and Race/EthnicityJulian Montoro-Rodriguez and Jennifer Ramsey19. Grandparent Education: Curriculum, Instruction, and EvaluationParis S. Strom and Robert D. Strom20. Global Perspectives on Grandparenting: A Conceptual MetaframeworkMegan L. Dolbin-MacNab and Loriena A. Yancura21. Great Grandparenting in IsraelAhuva Even-Zohar22. What's Next for Grandparenthood Research? Conclusions and Future DirectionsChristine A. Fruhauf and Bert Hayslip Jr.