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Springer Ovarian Cancer 1st Editon 2011 Softbound by David Alberts, Earl A. Surwit
Where do you begin to look for a recent, authoritative article on the diag nosis or management of a particular malignancy? The few general oncology textbooks are generally out of date. Single papers in specialized journals are informative but seldom comprehensive; these are more often preliminary reports on a very limited number of patients. Certain general journals fre quently publish good in-depth reviews of cancer topics, and published sym posium lectures are often the best overviews available. Unfortunately, these reviews and supplements appear sporadically, and the reader can never be sure when a topic of special interest will be covered. Cancer Treatment and Research is a series of authoritative volumes which aim to meet this need. It is an attempt to establish a critical mass of oncology literature covering virtually all oncology topics, revised frequently to keep the coverage up to date, easily available on a single library shelf or by a single personal subscription. We have approached the problem in the following fashion. First, by di viding the oncology literature into specific subdivisions such as lung cancer, genitourinary cancer, pediatric oncology, etc. Second, by asking eminent authorities in each of these areas to edit a volume on the specific topic on an annual or biannual basis. Each topic and tumor type is covered in a volume appearing frequently and predictably, discussing current diagnosis, staging, markers, all forms of treatment modalities, basic biology, and more. 1. Prevalence and clinical significance of cytogenetic abnormalities in human ovarian cancer.- 2. Recent advances in the immunodiagnosis of epithelial ovarian carcinoma.- 3. The human tumor clonogenic assay used to study ovarian cancers.- 4. Cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer.- 5. Staging and second-look operations in ovarian cancer.- 6. The role of radiotherapy in cancer of the ovary.- 7. Single agent chemotherapy in the management of ovarian carcinoma.- 8. Multiagent chemotherapy in advanced ovarian carcinoma.- 9. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy for ovarian carcinoma.- 10. Chemotherapy followed by whole-abdominal radiation therapy for ovarian cancer.- 11. Malignant germ cell tumors of the ovary.